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