Complete Definition of "alow"

English
Adverb
alow
#nautical below; towards the lower part of the rigging, or towards the decks

Adjective
alow
#nautical in the lower part of the rigging, or on the decks
#*1859: w:James Fenimore Cooper|James Fenimore Cooper, The Red Rover: A Tale
#*:I think you said something converning the manner in which yonder ship has anchored, and of the condition they keep things alow and aloft?

See also
aloft

vi:alow

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