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alee

[ uh-lee ]

adverb

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


alee

/ əˈ±ô¾±Ë /

adverb

  1. nautical on or towards the lee Compare aweather

    with the helm alee

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of alee1

1350–1400; Middle English. See a- 1, lee
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The 720 ft ship was doing 27 knots and the helm was hard alee.

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The helm of a ship is alee when pressed close to the lee side.

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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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