alée

  • 11alee — a·lee || É™ liː adv. on or toward the lee side, on the side protected from sun and wind (Nautical) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 12alee — [ə li:] adjective & adverb Nautical on the leeward side of a ship. ↘(of the helm) moved round to leeward …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 13alee — a•lee [[t]əˈli[/t]] adv. adj. naut. navig. upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather). • Etymology: 1350–1400 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 14alee — /əˈli/ (say uh lee) adverb on or towards the leeside of a ship (opposed to aweather) …

  • 15alee — adv. & predic.adj. 1 on the lee or sheltered side of a ship. 2 to leeward. Etymology: ME, f. A(2) + LEE …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 16Hard alee — 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. [1913 Webster] {Hard alee}, or {Luff alee}, an order to put… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 17Luff alee — 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. [1913 Webster] {Hard alee}, or {Luff alee}, an order to put… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 18Alee effect — the social dysfunction and failure to mate successfully when population density falls below a certain threshold …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 19Helm alee — Helm Helm, n. [OE. helme, AS. helma rudder; akin to D. & G. helm, Icel. hj[=a]lm, and perh. to E. helve.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Naut.) The apparatus by which a ship is steered, comprising rudder, tiller, wheel, etc.; commonly used of the tiller or… …

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  • 20Helm hard alee — Helm Helm, n. [OE. helme, AS. helma rudder; akin to D. & G. helm, Icel. hj[=a]lm, and perh. to E. helve.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Naut.) The apparatus by which a ship is steered, comprising rudder, tiller, wheel, etc.; commonly used of the tiller or… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English