lee shore

American  

noun

1. a shore toward which the wind blows.

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idioms

1. on a lee shore, in difficulty or danger.

Etymology

Origin of lee shore

First recorded in 1570–80

Example Sentences

While I was sailing with all sails drawing under a half gale from the north in Chesapeake Bay, I was under a lee shore.

From Time Magazine Archive

So just in time comes the spanking-new Hyatt Regency Waikoloa on the lee shore of the Big Island of Hawaii.

From Time Magazine Archive

But last week some swabbies from the Cunard liner Queen Mary drifted onto a lee shore and scuttled their pride in one of the dockside saloons of Manhattan's Twelfth Avenue.

From Time Magazine Archive

He can make it to the lee shore, but to do so, he needs to navigate past three looming obstacles.

From Time Magazine Archive

“No. A storm drove me on a lee shore, and I lost my anchor to windward.”

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham