Definition
A device or mechanism that helps correct or prevent a ship from tilting or leaning to one side.
Etymology
From 'alist' plus the agent suffix '-er', meaning 'something that counteracts listing.' This is a technical maritime term that emerged as shipping became more sophisticated.
Kelly Says
Before modern computers, ships needed mechanical devices to sense when they were tilting and automatically shift ballast water to stay level—that's an alister in action.
Translations
ARالعربية
أليستر
a-li-stehr
BNবাংলা
আলীস্টার
a-li-sta-r
CACatalà
alister
a-li-ster
CSČeština
alister
a-li-ster
DADansk
alister
a-li-ster
DEDeutsch
alister
a-li-ster
ELΕλληνικά
αλίστερ
a-li-stehr
ESEspañol
alister
a-li-ster
FAفارسی
الیستر
a-li-stehr
FISuomi
alister
a-li-ster
FRFrançais
alister
a-li-stehr
HEעברית
אליסטר
a-li-stehr
HIहिन्दी
अलिस्टर
a-li-ster
HUMagyar
alister
a-li-ster
IDBahasa Indonesia
alister
a-li-ster
ITItaliano
alister
a-li-ster
KMKM
អាលីស្ទេរ
a-li-stehr
KO한국어
알리스터
al-li-seu-te-o
MSBahasa Melayu
alister
a-li-ster
MYမြန်မာ
အလစ်စတာ
a-lit-se-ta
NLNederlands
alister
a-li-ster
NONorsk
alister
a-li-ster
PLPolski
alister
a-li-ster
PTPortuguês
alister
a-li-ster
RORomână
alister
a-li-ster
RUРусский
алистер
a-li-ster
SVSvenska
alister
a-li-ster
SWKiswahili
alister
a-li-ster
TAதமிழ்
அலீஸ்டர்
a-lee-se-ter
TEతెలుగు
అలీస్టర్
a-li-stehr
THไทย
อลิสเตอร์
a-lit-se-ter
TRTürkçe
alister
a-li-ster
UKУкраїнська
Алістер
a-li-ster
VITiếng Việt
alister
a-li-ster