The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ALEE which also is the latest solution we found used in Chronicle of Higher Education in 2013.
Nautical position crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ALEE | 47 % | 4 |
| ABEAM | 26 % | 5 |
| APORT | 9 % | 5 |
| ASTERN | 9 % | 6 |
| ALOW | 4 % | 4 |
| AFT | 4 % | 3 |
| DDDD | 2 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Nautical position
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- abeam
- aft
- alee
- astern
- fleet
- tack
- heave
- lay
- careen
- careening
- freshen
- gauge
Crossword Answer definitions
ALEE adverb- On the lee side of a ship, to the leeward side (vs aweather)
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result ALEE
- Away from the wind
- Aweather's opposite
- Downwind
- Nautical term
- On the downwind side
- Out of the weather
- Out of the wind
- Peggy or Pinky?
- Protected from the wind
- Sheltered
More clues leading to the result ABEAM
- Directly to port or starboard
- Laterally, in ship talk
- Perpendicular to the keel
- At right angles to the keel
- At right angles to a ship
- Sideways at sea
- Across the keel
- At a right angle to the keel
- Perpendicular to a ship's midline
- One way to measure a ship's deck
More clues leading to the result APORT
- On the left side of the Titanic
- To the left
- Helm direction
- Left on deck
- Nautical direction
- Leftward
- On the left side at sea
- Left at sea?
- Left on the Titanic?
- On the left side
More clues leading to the result ASTERN
- Behind a vessel
- Howard or Isaac?
- Behind, to Barnacle Bill
- Toward the rear
- Aft
- To the rear, to a rear admiral
- Back on the water
- At the ship's back
- Away from the bow
- Back in the Navy
More clues leading to the result ALOW
- Below decks, nautically
- Nautical position
- "That was __ blow!"
- Hit ___ point (bottom out)
- "That's ___ blow!"
- Strike ___ blow
- Keep ___ profile
- "___ Down Dirty Shame" (1994 movie)
- "What ___ blow!"
- Have ___ tolerance for
More clues leading to the result AFT
- Sternward
- Rudder location
- Early P.M.
- Eve. preceder
- Swabbie's rear
- Towards the stern
- Tail gunner's position in a plane
- Ship direction
- Not fore
- Back on a plane