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View synonyms for alee

alee

[ uh-lee ]

adverb

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


alee

/ əˈliː /

adverb

  1. nautical on or towards the lee Compare aweather

    with the helm alee

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of alee1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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