lee

n.

1. Nautical. The side away from the direction from which the wind blows.
2. An area sheltered from the wind: in the lee of the boulder.
3. Cover; shelter.

adj.

1. Nautical. Of or relating to the side sheltered from the wind: the lee gunwale.
2. Located in or facing the path of an oncoming glacier. Used of a geologic formation.

[Middle English le, from Old English hlēo, shelter, protection.]

(lee)

noun
1. Shelter.
2. The side (of a ship, for example) that's sheltered or away from the direction from which the wind blows.

adjective
Of or pertaining to the side that's away from the wind.

Etymology
From Middle English, from Old English hleo (shelter)

Usage
"Sunlight spread in waves across eerily calm fields in the lee of the woods ..." — Paul Evans; Wednesday Radio; The Guardian (London, UK); Oct 30, 2002.

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n. 1. shelter from wind or weather given by a neighboring object, especially nearby land: we pitch our tents in the lee of a rock.

2. also lee side the sheltered side; the side away from the wind: ducks were taking shelter on the lee of the island. Compare with weather.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

The side (lee side) sheltered from the wind. Somewhat confusingly, a lee shore is the shore towards which the wind is blowing.

or Alee, John
(fl. 1487–d. 1522)

English master-mason. With Wastell he was involved in the final phase of building at King's College Chapel, Cambridge, from 1506. He probably designed the Ramryge Chantry Chapel in St Alban's Cathedral, Herts. (c.1521).

Bibliography

• J. Harvey (1987)

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - læ
adj. - læ

Nederlands (Dutch)
luwte, lij(zijde)

Français (French)
n. - côté, sous le vent/à l'abri du vent
adj. - à l'abri du vent

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schutz, Windschattenseite
adj. - Lee-

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ναυτ.) υπήνεμη πλευρά, πλευρά προστατευμένη από τον άνεμο
adj. - υπήνεμος

Italiano (Italian)
riparo del vento, rifugio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - lugar (m) protegido do vento, sotavento (m) (Náut.)
adj. - a sotavento

Русский (Russian)
укрытие, подветренная сторона, подветренный

Español (Spanish)
n. - abrigo, sotavento
adj. - de sotavento, a sotavento

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - lä, läsida
adj. - lä-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
庇护, 保护, 背风处, 庇护所, 背风面, 下风, 避风的, 下风的, 背风的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 庇護, 保護, 背風處, 庇護所, 背風面, 下風
adj. - 避風的, 下風的, 背風的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 바람이 없는 곳 , 바람이 닿지 않는 곳
adj. - 바람이 불어가는 쪽의

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 物陰, 風下, リー

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مأوى, ملاذ, حمى (صفه) محجوب من الريح, محمي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מחסה (מפני רוח), משקע יין‬
adj. - ‮נמצא בצד המוגן מהרוח או נע אליו‬

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