Nautically sheltered is a term used to describe a body of water that is protected from the open sea by a natural or man-made barrier. The two crossword solutions for this term are ALEE (4 letters) and LEE (3 letters). ALEE is an acronym for 'Away from the LEE, ' which is a nautical term used to describe a vessel that is sailing away from the LEE shore, or the shore that is sheltered from the wind. LEE is a nautical term used to describe the sheltered side of a vessel, which is the side that is away from the wind.