Defn: A term used in hailing; as, "Ship ahoy."
AHRIMAN
Ah"ri*man, n. Etym: [Per.]
Defn: The Evil Principle or Being of the ancient Persians; the Prince of Darkness as opposer to Ormuzd, the King of Light.
AHU
A"hu, n. Etym: [Native name.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The Asiatic gazelle.
AHULL
A*hull", adv. Etym: [Pref. a- + hull.] (Naut.)
Defn: With the sails furled, and the helm lashed alee; — applied to ships in a storm. See Hull, n.
AHUNGERED
A*hun"gered, a. Etym: [Pref. a- + hungered.]
Defn: Pinched with hunger; very hungry. C. Bronté.
AI A"i, n.; pl. Ais. Etym: [Braz. aï, haï, from the animal's cry: cf. F. aï.] (Zoöl.)