A nautical heading is the direction a boat is facing, usually expressed in terms of compass points. The four crossword solutions for the term nautical heading are ALEE (4 letters), ENE (3 letters), ESE (3 letters), and SSE (3 letters). ALEE is an abbreviation for the direction 'Away from the lee, ' which means away from the direction the wind is blowing. ENE stands for East-Northeast, ESE stands for East-Southeast, and SSE stands for South-Southeast.