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alow
1[ uh-loh ]
adverb
, Nautical.
- below decks.
- (on a square-rigged sailing ship) in the lower rigging, specifically, below the lower yards ( aloft ).
alow
2or a·lowe
[ uh-loh ]
adjective
, Northern British Dialect.
- ablaze; aflame.
alow
/ əˈləʊ /
adverb
- postpositive nautical in or into the lower rigging of a vessel, near the deck
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Example Sentences
They were all under plain sail aloft and alow—27 sail of the line, frigates and steamers.
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All canvas up, aloft an alow, an this here craft ready to make two knots an hour ef she dont founder afore you leave port!
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Youd better look around, alow and aloft, and see if she aint to be found.
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Sayer, as apereth per Cuemons owne hand writing; yet he will not alow thereof, but went away in a fustian fume.
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In the morning Miwandi's berth was discovered to be empty,—no trace of her was found alow or aloft.
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