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aline

verb
/əˈlaɪn/UK

Etymology

From a- + line, possibly from Middle English alinen (“copulate”), Middle French aligner.

  1. derived from aligner
  2. inherited from alinen

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of align.

    • Field-alined electron intensities were not found in the low-altitude signature of the plasma sheet.
    • The first item to be studied is the present status of the technical development of radio and television in the non-alined countries.

  2. In line.

    • Nay looke you, I know twas true, For his father built a chimney in my fathers house, And the brickes are aline at this day to testifie.
    • The small stable with its accommodations for a horse and cow and two carriages is placed aline with the house.
    • The two main masts are aline amidships, while the two mizzen masts are astern and placed in line with the rudder post.

  3. A female given name from French.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A ghost town in Idaho.

    2. A small town in Oklahoma.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for aline. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA