allision

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
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         The boisterous allision of the sea.      --Woodward.
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from Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

ALLISION, maritime law. The running of one vessel against another. It is
distinguished from collision in this, that the latter means the running of
two vessels against each other; this latter term is frequently used for
allision.

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