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a·lee (

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)

adv.

At, on, or to the leeward side.

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Adv.

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alee - on or toward the lee; "put the helm alee"

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Ahull
alley
hard
Hard alee

hard put
hard up
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Helm down

"Go for'ard and hard alee without any noise," he said to me in a low voice.

The Sea Wolf by London, Jack View in context

`Up with the jib, reef the tops'l halliards, helm hard alee, and man the guns

Little Women by Alcott, Louisa May View in context

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