Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adv. At, on, or to the leeward side.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Nautical, on or toward the lee side of a ship or boat, that is, the sheltered side, on which the wind does not strike; away from the wind: opposed to aweather (which see). The helm of a ship is said to be alee when the tiller is pushed close to the lee side, causing the rudder to move in the opposite direction, and thus bringing the ship's head into the wind. In cases where a steering-wheel is used, the same effect is produced by turning the wheel toward the wind.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- adv. (Naut.) On or toward the lee, or the side away from the wind; the opposite of
aweather . The helm of a ship isalee when pressed close to the lee side.
WordNet 3.0
- adv. on or toward the lee
Etymologies
- a (“preposition”) + lee. (Wiktionary)
Examples
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“When the crew replies “Ready,” the helmsman turns the tiller, saying, “Hard alee.””
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chained_bear "the situation of the helm when pushed close down to the lee-side of the ship, in order to put the ship about, or to lay her head to the windward."
—Falconer's New Universal Dictionary of the Marine (1816), 7 Oct 12, 2008