lee
noun
protective shelter.
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lee
1 American
[lee]
/ li /
noun
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lees
plural
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protective shelter.
The lee of the rock gave us some protection against the storm.
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the side or part that is sheltered or turned away from the wind.
We erected our huts under the lee of the mountain.
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Chiefly Nautical. the quarter or region toward which the wind blows.
adjective
idioms
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by the lee, accidentally against what should be the lee side of a sail.
Careless steering brought the wind by the lee.
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under the lee, to leeward.
Lee
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American
[lee]
/ li /
noun
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Ann, 1736–84, British mystic: founder of Shaker sect in the United States.
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Charles, 1731–82, American Revolutionary general, born in England.
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Doris Emrick 1905–1986, U.S. painter.
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Fitzhugh 1835–1905, U.S. general and statesman (grandson of Henry Lee; nephew of Robert E. Lee).
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Francis Lightfoot 1734–97, American Revolutionary statesman (brother of Richard H. Lee).
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Gypsy Rose Rose Louise Hovick, 1914–70, U.S. entertainer.
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Harper, 1926–2016, U.S. novelist.
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Henry Light-Horse Harry, 1756–1818, American Revolutionary general (father of Robert E. Lee).
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Kuan Yew 1923–2015, Singapore political leader: prime minister 1959–90.
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Manfred Bennington Ellery Queen, 1905–71, U.S. mystery writer, in collaboration with Frederic Dannay.
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Richard Henry, 1732–94, American Revolutionary statesman (brother of Francis L. Lee).
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Robert E(dward), 1807–70, U.S. soldier and educator: Confederate general in the American Civil War (son of Henry Lee).
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Sir Sidney, 1859–1926, English biographer and critic.
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Spike Shelton Jackson Lee, born 1957, U.S. film director, screenwriter, and actor.
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Tsung-Dao born 1926, Chinese physicist in the United States: Nobel Prize 1957.
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a town in western Massachusetts: part of the Berkshire resort area.
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a male or female given name.
Lee
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British
/ liː /
noun
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Ang (æŋ). born 1954, Taiwanese film director; his films include Sense and Sensibility (1995), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Brokeback Mountain (2005), and Life of Pi (2012)
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Bruce, original name Lee Yuen Kam . 1940–73, US film actor and kung fu expert who starred in such films as Enter the Dragon (1973)
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Gypsy Rose, original name Rose Louise Hovick . 1914–70, US striptease and burlesque artiste, who appeared in the Ziegfeld Follies (1936) and in films
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Laurie (ˈlɒrɪ). 1914–97, British poet and writer, best known for the autobiographical Cider with Rosie (1959)
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Richard Henry. 1732–94, American Revolutionary statesman, who moved the resolution in favour of American independence (1776)
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Robert E ( dward ). 1807–70, American general; commander-in-chief of the Confederate armies in the Civil War
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Spike, real name Shelton Jackson Lee. born 1957, US film director: his films include She's Gotta Have It (1985), Malcolm X (1992), and the documentary When the Leeves Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (2008)
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T ( sung ) -D ( ao ) (tsuːŋ daʊ). born 1926, US physicist, born in China. With Yang he disproved the principle that that parity is always conserved and shared the Nobel prize for physics in 1957
lee
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/ liː /
noun
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a sheltered part or side; the side away from the direction from which the wind is blowing
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nautical so that the wind is blowing on the wrong side of the sail
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nautical towards the lee
adjective
Lee
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British
/ liː /
noun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of lee
First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English hlēo(w) “shelter covering, protection,” cognate with Old Frisian hli, hly, Old Saxon hleo, Old Norse hlé
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Now resting on the seabed between two islands, it is apparent the ship likely sought refuge in the lee waters during a storm.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
Because of the south-easterly wind direction, places like Aultbea lie in the lee of the Cairngorm mountains, this is called the Fohn effect.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026
“The holloway is absence,” Macfarlane explains; “a wood-way worn away by buried feet. … Walking, running, hiding man, huddled in the lee of a tree.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2020
No mayday call was picked up after the Destination left the lee of St. George Island and entered turbulent seas.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 10, 2019
Slow lee two went I. My habit on that path was reciting sentences forward and back, for the concentration improved my walking.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
“Eating a tuna sandwich in Howard Johnson’s afterward and then picking up sheet music next door for vocal lessons. Going to Lee Strasberg on Saturdays. It’s all I’ve ever done.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
Down the street from the railroad tracks cutting through the centre of town was Lee Barry, also a lifelong Republican.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
Lee Friedlander in the sense of how the camera sees things, not so much in terms of his humanistic sensibility.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
Still, Lee believes stocks remain a decent investment and feels a sense of solidarity with others stuck in losing positions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
Whatever the cause, Lee retreated and the bomb exploded nearby without causing damage to either the Eagle or the Turtle.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
Aged 3-4 years on the lees, this opulent sparkler from a venerable Champagne house comes in an elegant flagon-shaped bottle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
Muscadet mirrors the marina freshness of oysters while adding the light richness of lees contact making a harmonious pairing.
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2023
Panettone baking competitions have sprung up in Singapore and Japan, where one version is leavened with sake lees.
From New York Times ● Dec. 22, 2022
It’s a blend of viura, chardonnay and tempranillo blanco, aged on the lees for at least 15 months.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 25, 2022
“Now,” cried the man, and he aimed a furious swipe at Lancelot’s lees.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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