Alee (adverb)
uh-lee
Away from the wind
First recorded between 1350–1400. Combines a-, meaning “to, toward, in,” + lee, meaning “the side that is turned away from the wind.”
Example sentences
“I pulled up my collar on my coat and turned alee from the driving rain.”
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