Contextualizebeta

alow

adv
/əˈləʊ/UK

Etymology

From Middle English alowe, equivalent to a- + low.

  1. inherited from alowe

Definitions

  1. Low down.

    • Sometimes aloft he layd, sometimes alow, / Now here, now there, and oft him neare he mist […].

  2. Towards the lower part of a vessel

    Towards the lower part of a vessel; towards the lower rigging or the decks.

    • I think you said something concerning the manner in which yonder ship has anchored, and of the condition they keep things alow and aloft?
    • Ay, Ay, Ay, all is up; and I must up too / Early in the morning, aloft from alow.

  3. Below.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. alight

      alight; ablaze

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for alow. 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