allide

English

Etymology

From Latin allīdō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æˈlaɪd/
• Rhymes: -aɪd
• Hyphenation: al‧lide

Verb

allide (third-person singular simple present allides, present participle alliding, simple past and past participle allided)

1. (nautical) To impact a stationary object.

   The ship allided with the pier.

   • 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

     ...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.

Related terms

• allision
• collide

Anagrams

• Allied, Delila, Lleida, allied

Italian

Verb

allide

1. third-person singular present indicative of allidere

Anagrams

• Edalli

Latin

Verb

allīde

1. second-person singular present active imperative of allīdō