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alee

American  
[uh-lee] / əˈli /

adverb

Nautical.

  1. upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (aweather ).

alee British  
/ əˈliː /

adverb

  1. nautical on or towards the lee Compare aweather

    with the helm alee
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Etymology

Origin of alee

1350–1400; Middle English. See a- 1, lee

Example Sentences

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The 720 ft ship was doing 27 knots and the helm was hard alee.

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With the sails furled, and the helm lashed alee; Ð applied to ships in a storm.

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And we kept those fellows alee, astern, And in an awful rage.

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The flood tide making over the shoals sets in with a thrussh of broken water alee of the wreck.

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The wind tore the words from Scully's lips and scattered them far alee.

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