hard alee

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hard alee - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Alee \A*lee"\, adv. [Pref. a- + lee.] (Naut.)
     On or toward the lee, or the side away from the wind; the
     opposite of aweather. The helm of a ship is alee when pressed
     close to the lee side.
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     Hard alee, or Luff alee, an order to put the helm to the
        lee side.
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