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.

Hard alee, or Luff alee, an order to put the helm to the lee side.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)