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Definition of "alae" [alae]

  • Plural of ala. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "alae" in a sentence
  • "Activities include history and storytelling from kupuna, plus a walk to spot the magnificent Hawaiian moorhen, or 'alae' ula (10 a.m.); a native plant walk (11 a.m.);"
  • "I supposed some man had the fire, and behold, it was not so; the alae are the proprietors of the fire, and our bananas are all stolen. ""
  • "Possibly some alae production in the global south will eventually make sense."