Alow
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əˈləʊ/ · Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Alow is an adverb meaning (now chiefly Scotland) Low down.
Meaning
(now chiefly Scotland) Low down.
More Meanings
- (nautical) Towards the lower part of a vessel; towards the lower rigging or the decks.
- (Scotland) Below.
- (Scotland) alight; ablaze
Example Sentences
Ay, Ay, Ay, all is up; and I must up too / Early in the morning, aloft from alow.
Sometimes aloft he layd, sometimes alow, / Now here, now there, and oft him neare he mist […].
I think you said something concerning the manner in which yonder ship has anchored, and of the condition they keep things alow and aloft?
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