ALOW


Meaning of ALOW in English

alow 1

/euh loh"/ , adv. Naut.

1. below decks.

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

[ 1350-1400; earlier, downward, lower down, ME aloue; see A- 1 , LOW 1 ]

alow 2

/euh loh"/ , adj., adv. Northern Brit. Dial.

ablaze; aflame.

Also, alowe .

[ 1150-1200; ME o loghe, a lowe; see A- 1 , LOW 3 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .