on or toward the lee side, on the side protected from sun and wind (Nautical)
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Alee Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(adv.)
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutOn 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.
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.
similar words(3)
luff alee
to luff alee
hard alee
Alee Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Windward is the direction upwind from the point of reference. Leeward is the direction downwind from the point of reference. The side of a ship that is towards the leeward is its lee side. If the vessel is heeling under the pressure of the wind, this will be the "lower side". During the age of sail, the term "weather" was used as a synonym for "windward" in some contexts, as in "the weather gauge."
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Alee Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
Away from the direction of the wind. Opposite of windward.
