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Meaning of ALEE

Pronunciation:  u'lee

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 Definition: [adv]  on or toward the lee; "put the helm alee"
 
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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.
 

 

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