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Illision vs Allision - What's the difference?

illision | allision |

As nouns the difference between illision and allision

is that illision is (obsolete) the act of dashing or striking against while allision is (nautical) the striking of a vessel against a fixed object; the act of alliding or an instance thereof.

illision

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) The act of dashing or striking against.

    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "illision") (Webster 1913)

    allision

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (nautical) The striking of a vessel against a fixed object; the act of alliding or an instance thereof.
  • (rare) The act of dashing against or striking upon.

    • Related terms

    * (l)

    Coordinate terms

    * (l)

    See also

    * collision