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

Word History and Origins

Origin of alee¹

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

Example Sentences

With anchor atrip and helm alee, Jack mourns not, no matter whither bound.

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The men put spurs to their mules, Alee gave the lash to my horse, and we started.

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Alee, the guide, was at my right side settling my lumbering foot in my stirrup.

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Perhaps Larby himself had seen me, or perhaps my own guide, Alee, had betrayed me to his friend and "brother."

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During Mohammad 'Alee's rule, all traces of the state and circumstance of the Memlook court gradually passed away.

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Related Words

• ahead
• along
• onward
• out