I. threshing-floor, “ἱερὰς κατ᾽ ἀλωάς” Il.5.499; μεγάλην κατ᾽ ἀλωήν, ἐϋκτιμένῃ ἐν ἀλωῇ, 13.588, 20.496, cf. Hes.Op.597.
II. more commonly, any prepared ground (cf. Sch.Od.1.193), garden, orchard, vineyard, etc., Il.5.90, Od.6.293, etc.: Ποσειδάωνος ἀ., i.e. sea, Opp. H.1.797.