lee
- adjective
- /liː/
:
a sotavento
- We anchored the boat on the lee shore where the wind couldn't reach us.
Examples
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We found a lee spot behind the rocks to rest.
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They sought shelter in the lee valley for protection from the harsh weather.
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The sailors took refuge on the lee side of the island during the storm.
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The garden is in a lee position, protected from the strong winds.
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The sailors took refuge on the lee side of the island during the storm.
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We anchored the boat on the lee shore where the wind couldn't reach us.
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The garden is in a lee position, protected from the strong winds.
Synonyms
8
2.8
In the direction the wind blows
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6.9
The side away from the wind that is protected from it
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5.9
The side of something protected from the wind
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6.3
The side that is protected from the wind, for example behind a hill
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8.0
On the side sheltered from the wind
On the side sheltered from the wind on a boat
A place protected from the wind, like behind a rock or hill
Antonyms
Compounds
A holiday in some southern United States on January 19 to remember the birth of Confederate General Robert E Lee
How Sheltered
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lee comes from an old English word hléo meaning 'shelter' or 'protection', so to be on the lee side is to be on the 'sheltered' side away from the wind.