You know what collide means, I expect. Well, allide is like that, but only one of the objects is moving. Just as you can witness a collision when two moving objects strike each other, an allision is the action of a moving object hitting a stationary object.
Allision seems to be used almost exclusively in connection with ships. Sometimes one allides against another, more commonly a pier or mooring pontoon is involved.This is Norwegian Epic. She recently allided with a pier in Puerto Rico. (And you thought I was making this up, didn't you?)
The things you learn! That ship doesn't appeal to me at all, excellent though the photo is - ships should be ship-shape, not a block of flats on a barge.
ReplyDeleteI suppose a car wrapping itself around a telephone pole would be considered alliding.
ReplyDeleteNew word in my vocabulary.
ReplyDelete@ Liz – I'm sure she's all ship-shape inside!
ReplyDelete@ Alex – yes, and a jolly bad plan.
@ Unknown – jolly good!
This is the coolest things I'm likely to learn all day. I'm going to be throwing that word around on the blogosphere!
ReplyDeleteJolly good, Jacqui!
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