Lee
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /liː/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Lee is a noun meaning (nautical) A protected cove or harbor, out of the wind.
Meaning
(nautical) A protected cove or harbor, out of the wind.
More Meanings
- (nautical) The side of the ship away from the wind.
- Calm, peace.
- (nautical, geology) Facing away from the flow of a fluid, usually air.
- A sheltered place, especially a place protected from the wind by some object; the side sheltered from the wind (see also leeside); shelter; protection.
- Obsolete form of li (“traditional Chinese unit of distance”).
- (obsolete) Lees; dregs.
Example Sentences
We lurked under lee.
lee side, lee shore, lee helm
A thousand demons lurk within the lee.
Desiring me to take shelter in his lee.
Word Forms
- lees
Synonyms for lee
Depending on context, synonyms include leeward, downwind.
Antonyms for lee
Common opposites include stoss, weather, windward.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include leeward, downwind, flying, levin, shelter, orographic.
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