alee

[ uh-lee ]

/ əˈli /

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adverb, adjective Nautical.

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

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Origin of alee

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

Words nearby alee

aleck, ale conner, alecost, Alecto, alectryomancy, alee, alegar, Alegrete, leg up, a, alehouse, Aleichem

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How to use alee in a sentence

With anchor atrip and helm alee, Jack mourns not, no matter whither bound.
Pike & Cutlass|George Gibbs
The men put spurs to their mules, Alee gave the lash to my horse, and we started.
The Blind Mother and The Last Confession|Hall Caine
Alee, the guide, was at my right side settling my lumbering foot in my stirrup.
The Blind Mother and The Last Confession|Hall Caine
Perhaps Larby himself had seen me, or perhaps my own guide, Alee, had betrayed me to his friend and "brother."
The Blind Mother and The Last Confession|Hall Caine

During Mohammad 'Alee's rule, all traces of the state and circumstance of the Memlook court gradually passed away.
The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I.|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for alee

alee

/ (əˈliː) /

adverb, adjective (postpositive)

nautical on or towards the leewith the helm alee Compare aweather

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