alee

əˈliː

Definition

Definition of alee - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

direction

Dated

towards the side sheltered from wind

Dated

He steered the boat alee to avoid the gusts.

downwind

leeward

sheltered

maritime

Dated

on the lee side of a ship

Dated

The sailors moved alee during the storm.

downwind

leeward

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Origin of alee

Nautical term, lee (shelter)

Examples of alee in a sentence

They anchored the ship alee to ensure stability.
They quickly shifted alee to avoid the strong winds.
The captain ordered the crew to stay alee for safety.

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French:sous le vent, côté abrité, ...
German:lee, auf der Leeseite, ...
Italian:sottovento, ...
Spanish:a sotavento, en el lado de sotavento, ...
Portuguese:a sotavento, ...
Chinese:背风地, 避风, ...
Japanese:風下に, 風下側に, ...
Arabic:نحو الجانب المحمي من الرياح, إلى الجانِبِ المَحمي مِنَ الرِياح, ...
Hebrew:לְצַד הַמּוּגָּן, לְצַד הַמֻּגָּן, ...
Russian:под ветер, на подветренную сторону, ...
Ukrainian:під вітер, з підвітряного боку, ...
Hindi:हवा की आड़ में, ली साइड पर, ...
Bengali:বাতাসের বিপরীতে, লি পাশে, ...
Catalan:a sotavent, al costat protegit, ...
Czech:závětrně, v závětří, ...
Danish:i læ, på læsiden, ...
Dutch:lijwaarts, aan lijzijde, ...
Greek:προς την υπήνεμη πλευρά, στην υπήνεμη πλευρά, ...
Hungarian:szél alá, a szélárnyékos oldalra, ...
Khmer:ទៅខាងលី, ទៅខាងស្របខ្យល់នៃនាវា, ...
Korean:바람이 없는 쪽으로, 바람이 불어오지 않는 쪽으로, ...
Persian:به سمت بادگیر, به سمت پناهگاه, ...
Polish:na zawietrzną, po zawietrznej, ...
Portuguese (BR):a sotavento, no lado de sotavento, ...
Romanian:la adăpost, pe partea de sub vânt, ...
Swedish:lä, på läsidan, ...
Thai:ไปทางด้านที่ลมไม่พัดถึง, ด้านลม, ...
Turkish:rüzgar altına, rüzgar altı tarafa, ...
Vietnamese:về phía khuất gió, về phía an toàn, ...

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Definition of alee - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

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