Hypertext Webster Gateway: "alee"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Alee \A*lee"\, adv. [Pref. a- + lee.] (Naut.)
On or toward the lee, or the side away from the wind; the
opposite of aweather. The helm of a ship is alee when pressed
close to the lee side.

{Hard alee}, or {Luff alee}, an order to put the helm to the
lee side.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

alee
adv : on or toward the lee; "put the helm alee"


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