aleeadv.int.

Brit.

/əˈliː/, U.S.

/əˈli/

Forms: see a prep.¹ and lee n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: a prep.¹, lee n.¹

Etymology: < a prep.¹ + lee n.¹ Compare Old Icelandic á hlé.

Nautical.

On or towards the lee or sheltered side of a vessel; away from the wind; (of the helm, esp. when tacking) in a position toward the lee. Also as int.: an order to put the helm towards the lee.Opposed to a-weather.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adverb] > in direction away from wind

aleec1475

society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of wind > [adverb] > to leeward

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c1475 (c1399) Mum & Sothsegger (Cambr. Ll.4.14) (1936) iv. l. 74 Þan lay þe lordis alee with laste and with charge, And bare abouȝte þe barge.

?1515 Hyckescorner (de Worde) sig. A.vi.^v Ale the helme, Ale, vere.

1616 T. Coryate Traveller for Eng. Wits 54 With Starboord, Larboorde, Helme, Alee, Full, Come no neere: 'tis done quoth he, who at the Helme doth stand.

a1668 W. Davenant Wks. (1673) i. 292 Alee, or we sink!

1757 in Scots Mag. Apr. 188/2 The ship would never go right, if, when he was pulling the helm a-weather, the Captain should let another fellow stand by him and push it a-lee.

1827 T. Hood Whims & Oddities 2nd Ser. 112 Good sir, the boat has lost her trim, You must not sit a-lee.

1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia II. vi. ix. 132 Such a sea as never was; and breakers now close alee.

1902 J. Masefield Salt-water Ballads 66 Quiddin' bonded Jacky out a-lee.

1964 F. Chichester Lonely Sea & Sky (1967) xxxi. 363 I went on deck, and lashed the tiller hard alee.

1994 P. O'Brian Commodore (1996) v. 143 Then he and Bonden..eased the helm alee, and still more alee.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	alee
释义	aleeadv.int. Brit. /əˈliː/, U.S. /əˈli/ Forms: see a prep.¹ and lee n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: a prep.¹, lee n.¹ Etymology: < a prep.¹ + lee n.¹ Compare Old Icelandic á hlé. Nautical. On or towards the lee or sheltered side of a vessel; away from the wind; (of the helm, esp. when tacking) in a position toward the lee. Also as int.: an order to put the helm towards the lee.Opposed to a-weather. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adverb] > in direction away from wind aleec1475 society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of wind > [adverb] > to leeward aleec1475 c1475 (c1399) Mum & Sothsegger (Cambr. Ll.4.14) (1936) iv. l. 74 Þan lay þe lordis alee with laste and with charge, And bare abouȝte þe barge. ?1515 Hyckescorner (de Worde) sig. A.vi.^v Ale the helme, Ale, vere. 1616 T. Coryate Traveller for Eng. Wits 54 With Starboord, Larboorde, Helme, Alee, Full, Come no neere: 'tis done quoth he, who at the Helme doth stand. a1668 W. Davenant Wks. (1673) i. 292 Alee, or we sink! 1757 in Scots Mag. Apr. 188/2 The ship would never go right, if, when he was pulling the helm a-weather, the Captain should let another fellow stand by him and push it a-lee. 1827 T. Hood Whims & Oddities 2nd Ser. 112 Good sir, the boat has lost her trim, You must not sit a-lee. 1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia II. vi. ix. 132 Such a sea as never was; and breakers now close alee. 1902 J. Masefield Salt-water Ballads 66 Quiddin' bonded Jacky out a-lee. 1964 F. Chichester Lonely Sea & Sky (1967) xxxi. 363 I went on deck, and lashed the tiller hard alee. 1994 P. O'Brian Commodore (1996) v. 143 Then he and Bonden..eased the helm alee, and still more alee. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.int.c1475
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