lee
/liː/ · noun
Meaning
- A protected cove or harbor, out of the wind.
- The side of the ship away from the wind.
- A sheltered place, especially a place protected from the wind by some object; the side sheltered from the wind (see also leeside); shelter; protection.
- Facing away from the flow of a fluid, usually air.
- Lees; dregs.
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