Lee

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Definition

  1. Noun:

    • The side of something that is sheltered from the wind: The area or direction that is protected from the force of the wind.
    • Shelter or protection from the wind: The state of being in a place shielded from the wind.

  2. Adjective:

    • Pertaining to the side sheltered from the wind: Describing something located on or facing the side away from the wind.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun:

    • We set up our camp in the lee of the mountain. (We set up our camp on the side of the mountain protected from the wind.)
    • The ship sought the lee of the island during the storm. (The ship looked for the sheltered side of the island during the storm.)

  • Adjective:

    • The lee side of the building is much warmer. (The side of the building away from the wind is much warmer.)
    • Anchor the boat on the lee shore. (Anchor the boat on the shore that is sheltered from the wind.)
Advanced Usage

  • "Under the lee of": In the shelter or protection provided by something from the wind.

    • The hikers rested under the lee of a large rock. (The hikers rested in the shelter provided by a large rock from the wind.)

  • "In the lee": In a position sheltered from the wind.

    • The village lies in the lee of the hills. (The village is located in a position sheltered from the wind by the hills.)
Variants and Related Words

  • Leeward (adj., adv., n.): Pertaining to, moving toward, or situated on the side sheltered from the wind. The opposite of "windward."

    • The leeward side of the sail is calm. (The side of the sail away from the wind is calm.)

  • Lee shore (n.): A shore onto which the wind is blowing; a dangerous shore for a sailing vessel because it can be driven onto it.

    • The captain avoided the lee shore. (The captain steered clear of the shore the wind was blowing toward.)
Synonyms
  • Sheltered side: The protected side.
  • Wind shadow: The area downwind of an object where the wind is weaker.
Related Phrases
  • Lee helm: A tendency of a sailing vessel to turn its bow away from the wind (a nautical term).
    • The boat had a slight lee helm. (The boat had a slight tendency to turn downwind.)
Notes on Other Meanings

Note: The word "Lee" is also a common surname of notable historical figures (e.g., General Robert E. Lee, filmmaker Spike Lee). When capitalized, it typically refers to these proper nouns and not to the meteorological or nautical concept defined above.

Adjective
  1. towards the side away from the wind
Noun
  1. the side of something that is sheltered from the wind
  2. American general who led the Confederate Armies in the American Civil War (1807-1870)
  3. soldier of the American Revolution (1756-1818)
  4. leader of the American Revolution who proposed the resolution calling for independence of the American Colonies (1732-1794)
  5. United States physicist (born in China) who collaborated with Yang Chen Ning in disproving the principle of conservation of parity (born in 1926)
  6. United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred in martial arts films (1941-1973)
  7. United States striptease artist who became famous on Broadway in the 1930s (1914-1970)
  8. United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)

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