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We all know lots of weird nautical words – pintle, gudgeon, scuttlebutt, boatswain – and some of us (I) thought we knew all worth knowing. But yesterday the Coast Guard reported the allision of a Swedish Freighter with the dock at Pt Hueneme.
After consulting half a dozen online dictionaries and finding several conflicting definitions – I did find one that distinguishes a nautical collision – whacking your boat into another boat or moving object – from allision: whacking your boat into a fixed object.
So the next time your landing is a bit forceful and you bounce off the pier and people wince, just announce: No worries, another normal landing and a perfectly lovely allision.
Click for Ventura Star story.
Editor’s note: We are aware that the Alarming Allision would effect Alliteration, but, according to our Humor Editor, that just wouldn’t be funny.
>>We are aware that the Alarming Allision would effect Alliteration
That’s true, but by using EFFECT, you AFFECTED Alliteration…
Of course, that is so. But how can we know if alliteration is effective if we do not take into account the affect of the alliterator?
Shirly someone soiled some Swedish shorts…
It also appears that the guy who hit the pier has few peers…
Wonder if Riley is around. He could fix it.