allide

al·lide
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/æˈlaɪd/

verb

To impact a stationary object.

“The ship allided with the pier.”

OriginLatin allīdō →
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Meanings

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

present singular third person allides · participle present alliding · participle past allided · past allided

  1. nauticalTo impact a stationary object.

    The ship allided with the pier.

    1 more example

    ...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

Origin

  1. Latinallīdō“to dash or crush against”
  2. Englishallide

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with allide

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Anagrams

alliedLleidaDelila
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APA

allide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allide

MLA

“allide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allide. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “allide,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allide.

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