alow

¹

[ uh-loh ]

adverb

, Nautical.

1. below decks.
2. (on a square-rigged sailing ship) in the lower rigging, specifically, below the lower yards ( aloft ).

alow

²

or a·lowe

[ uh-loh ]

adjective

, Northern British Dialect.

1. ablaze; aflame.

alow

/ əˈləʊ /

adverb

1. postpositive nautical in or into the lower rigging of a vessel, near the deck

Word History and Origins

Origin of alow¹

1350–1400; earlier, downward, lower down, Middle English aloue; a- ¹, low ¹

Origin of alow²

1150–1200; Middle English o loghe, a lowe; a- ¹, low ³

Example Sentences

The Social Security Administration’s policy will alow people to select their sex in records “without needing to provide documentation of their sex designation,” Ms. Kijakazi said.

From New York Times

Britain’s culture secretary, Oliver Dowden, wrote in The Mail on Sunday early this month that his staff was working on a project to alow full theaters to return by Christmas, based on measures such as rapid coronavirus testing of audience members.

From New York Times

And if it was up to me their children would not be alow to become citizens ether.

From New York Times

“Many of these women come from conservative societies where men do everything and women stay at home,” said Nibal Al Alow, senior social counselor at Basmeh and Zeitooneh, an organization founded by Syrian expatriates that works with Syrian refugees in Lebanon.

From Washington Post

One of the things that's been difficult this year is that too much has been out of their control. With alow growth in the U.S., economic turmoil in Europe and, sadly, a deadly Hurricane that swept across the East Coast, it's hard to be too optimistic.

From Inc