The word for today is…
allision (noun):
1 obsolete : the action of dashing against or striking upon
2: the running of one ship upon another ship that is stationary – distinguished from collision
Source : Merriam -Webster
Etymology : Late Latin allision-, allisio, from Latin allisus (past participle of allidere to strike against, from ad- + -lidere, from laedere to hurt) + -ion-, -io -ion. First recorded use of allision was in 1615
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