[lee] n [ME, fr. OE hleo; perh. akin to OHG lao lukewarm, L calere to be warm] (bef. 12c) 1: protecting shelter
2: the side (as of a ship) that is sheltered from the wind
[2]lee adj (15c) 1: of or relating to the side sheltered from the wind--compare weather
2: facing in the direction of motion of an overriding glacier--used esp. of a hillside