LEE


Meaning of LEE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ li: ]

( lees)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.

The lee of a place is the shelter that it gives from the wind or bad weather. ( LITERARY )

...the cathedral, which nestles in the lee of a hill beneath the town...

N-SING : with poss

2.

In sailing, the lee side of a ship is the one that is away from the wind. ( TECHNICAL )

ADJ : ADJ n

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