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alee

[uh-lee] / əˈli /


ADVERB
onward
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The 720 ft ship was doing 27 knots and the helm was hard alee.

From The Verge • Aug. 25, 2022

With helm hard alee the Knitsley started to run back to the shelter of nearby Santander, still held by Leftists.

From Time Magazine Archive

The wind tore the words from Scully's lips and scattered them far alee.

From The Monster and Other Stories by Crane, Stephen

Wild wasp and tutored bee sing sideways on their course as the breeze fills their vanes; with broad coloured sails boomed out, the butterfly drifts alee.

From Field and Hedgerow Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies by Jefferies, Richard

Two young fellows raced up the rigging, others stood by to prevent jibing, and the mate put the wheel hard alee.

From The Harbor of Doubt by Gage, George W.




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