alow /əˈləʊ/adverb 2adjective 1preposition 1 adverb2 •(Scotland) Low down.Sometimes aloft he layd, sometimes alow, / Now here, now there, and oft him neare he mist […]. — 1596 •Towards the lower part of a vessel; towards the lower rigging or the decks.I think you said something concerning the manner in which yonder ship has anchored, and of the condition they keep things alow and aloft? — 1859 adjective1 •(Scotland) alight; ablaze preposition1 •(Scotland) Below.