Meaning & use
alee
On or toward the side of a ship sheltered from the wind.
See it in a sentence
The captain ordered the crew to move alee as the storm intensified.
Water pooled alee of the deck while the windward side stayed relatively dry.
A note on using this word
Alee is a nautical term, the opposite of 'aweather', and is rarely used outside sailing contexts.
Words with a similar meaning
leeward
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Words with an opposite meaning
windward
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