Meaning of alow | Babel Free
/əˈləʊ/Definitions
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Low down. Scotland, not-comparable
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Towards the lower part of a vessel; towards the lower rigging or the decks. not-comparable
Examples
“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?”
“Ay, Ay, Ay, all is up; and I must up too / Early in the morning, aloft from alow.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.