Allision

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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) [bouvier]:

  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.