Complete Definition of "lee"

see|Lee
English

Etymology
Old English hl�o

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-lee.ogg|Audio (US)

:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-i�|-i�

Homophones: lea

Noun
en-noun

  1. (sailing) A protected cove or harbor, out of the wind.
  2. (sailing) The side of the ship away from the wind.

Translations
trans-top|side of the ship away from the wind
Dutch: lij, lijzijde
Finnish: suojanpuoli
Serbian: zavetrina
Swedish: lä n, läsida c
trans-bottom

Derived terms
alee
leeward

See also
lees

Category:Nautical


Norwegian

Etymology
From ledd

Verb
no-verb-1|le

  1. To move; making a body part move, making a boulder move

Spanish
Verb
lee
#Third-person singular indicative present of leer.
#Second-person singular imperative of leer.

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