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.

 

© Webster 1913.

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