lee-side
21lee — noun 1》 (also lee side) the sheltered side; the side away from the wind. Contrasted with weather. 2》 shelter from wind or weather given by an object. Origin OE hlēo, hlēow shelter , of Gmc origin; prob. related to luke in lukewarm …
22lee — [[t]li͟ː[/t]] ♦♦♦ lees 1) N SING: with poss The lee of a place is the shelter that it gives from the wind or bad weather. ...the cathedral, which nestles in the lee of a hill beneath the town... The sea started to ease as we came under Cuba s lee …
23lee — I. a. To leeward (opposed to weather). II. n. Leeward, lee side, side sheltered from the wind …
24lee wave — Any stationary wave disturbance caused by a barrier in a fluid flow. When sufficient moisture is present in the atmosphere, a lee wave indicates its presence by lenticular clouds on the lee side of the mountains. Also called a mountain wave or a… …
25lee — Lulu. Lee side of the island, ao ao Kona o ka moku, lalo …
26Lee Brown Coye — Born July 24, 1907(1907 07 24) Syracuse, New York Died September 5, 1981(1981 09 …
27Lee — Lee, n. [OE. lee shelter, Icel. hl[=e], akin to AS. hle[ o], hle[ o]w, shelter, protection, OS. hl[ e]o, D. lij lee, Sw. l[ a], Dan. l[ae].] 1. A sheltered place; esp., a place protected from the wind by some object; the side sheltered from the… …
28Lee Blackett — (born 21 November 1982 in Chester, Cheshire) is a rugby union footballer for Leeds Carnegie. His usual position is at centre. He went to school at King Edward VII and Queen Mary School in Lytham, and played some of his earlier rugby at Fylde… …
29lee|ward — «LEE wuhrd; Nautical LOO uhrd», adjective, adverb, noun. –adj., adv. 1. on the side away from the wind; lee: »We stood leeward of the wind on the sheltered side of the house (adv.). 2. in the direction toward which the wind is blowing: »leeward… …
30lee — [lē] n. [ME le < OE hleo, shelter, akin to ON hle, Du lij, Ger lee (in LEE sense 3) < IE * k̑leu < base * k̑el , warm > L calere, to be warm] 1. shelter; protection 2. a sheltered place, esp. one on that side of anything away from the …
