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al⋅li⋅sion

[uh-lizh-uhn]
–noun Law.
the striking of one ship by another.

Origin:
1625–35; < LL allīsiōn (s. of allīsiō), equiv. to allīs(us) struck at, ptp. of allīdere (al- al- + -līd- strike (comb. form of laed-; see lesion ) + -tus ptp. suffix) + -iōn- -ion

Allision

Al*li"sion\, n. [L. allisio, fr. allidere, to strike or dash against; ad + laedere to dash against.] The act of dashing against, or striking upon.

The boisterous allision of the sea. --Woodward.
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