allide

verb

allide

verb

/æˈlaɪd/

Etymology From Latin allīdō (“to dash or crush against”), from ad- (“to, toward, against”) + laedō (“to strike, collide, hurt”) (whence al- (“assimilated form of ad-”)).

1

Nautical, Transport To impact a stationary object.

  • The ship allided with the pier.
  • ...the presumption operable here is the standard to which the operator is held: prudently navigated vessels do not allide with wharfs or moored vessels or aids to navigation. ...Implicit in the presumption is the standard of care to which an operator is held, i.e., prudently navigated vessels do not allide with fixed, charted structures.1984 "United States. National Transportation Safety Board Decisions Volume IV: Enforcement Decisions in Aviation and Marine Cases. January 1, 1982 — December 31, 1984 pp 2020 — 2021
Related terms
allision, collide, collision, elide, elision, lesion

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