alee
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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
“Hands, about ship; helms alee; raise tacks and sheets; mainsail haul; of all, haul!”
From The Missing Ship The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley by Kingston, William Henry Giles
The question at that time was one which was much controverted in the service; namely, whether, on being taken flat aback, you should put your helm a turn or two alee, or keep it amidship?
From Frank Mildmay Or, The Naval Officer by Marryat, Frederick
"O Yanna, Adrianna—" The wind moans to the sea; And down the sluices of the dawn A shadow drifts alee.
From Ballads of Lost Haven A Book of the Sea by Carman, Bliss
Vocabulary lists containing alee
Scrabble: Four-Letter Words with 3 Vowels
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That's the Way the Wind Blows
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4-letter words, List 1
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