lee

Noun

lee (plural lees)

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

3 letters in word "lee": E E L.

Anagrams of lee:

• eel

Words found within lee:

ee el

• Definitions:
• United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of Black culture in America (born in 1957) United States striptease artist who became famous on Broadway in the 1930s (1914-1970) United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred in martial arts films (1941-1973) United States physicist (born in China) who collaborated with Yang Chen Ning in disproving the principle of conservation of parity (born in 1926) soldier of the American Revolution (1756-1818) American general who led the Confederate armies in the American Civil War (1807-1870) downwind: towards the side away from the wind the side of something that is sheltered from the wind
• Lee may refer to: * Lee (English name), in English-speaking countries, a common family name and given name* Lee (Korean name), the second most common Korean family name* Lee, a common transliteration of Li (Chinese name)* Lee, one of the original common Hmong surnames (see List of Hmong surnames)
• Lee is a Tamil language film released on February 17 2007. The film starred Sibiraj, Prakash Raj and Nila in the lead roles. The film was produced by noted actor and Sibiraj's dad, Sathyaraj.
• Lee is a famous brand of denim jeans founded in 1889, headquartered in Salina, Kansas,[U.S.A.]] and owned by the VF Corporation. Their jeans are a major competitor to Levi's.
• Lee is the lava-flooded remnant of a lunar crater that lies on an inlet of the Mare Humorum, in the southwest part of the Moon. To the east is the Vitello crater, and just to the north is the Doppelmayer crater remnant.
• Lee is the common English spelling of ? (pronounced ), a common Korean family name. ? (?) is the second most common (after Kim) in Korea, ? (?) and ? (?) being relatively rare. The name is sometimes also transliterated as Yi or Rhee. The hanja ? literally means "plum" or "judge."
• Lee is a common surname in English-speaking countries. It derives from Middle English lea, meaning "meadow, forest clearing", a residence name in England. Lee was the 35th commonest surname in England and Wales in the 1990s, and the 24th in U.S.A. in 1990. ...
• Lee is a census-designated place (CDP) located in the town of Lee in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. The population was 2,021 at the 2000 census.
• The side of the ship away from the wind (the opposite of windward).
• The direction that the wind is blowing toward. The direction sheltered from the wind.
• Direction toward which the wind blows.
• The side away from the direction of the wind, also used in context to refer to a sheltered place out of the wind, as in the lee of the island.
• Side opposite to that from which the wind blows.
• Away from the wind; downwind.
• The side of a mountain, hillside, or island that is facing away from the prevailing wind.
• 1993. Compass and gyroscope: integrating science and politics for the environment. Washington, DC, Island Press.
• the side of the vessel away from the wind. 'In the lee' of something means sheltered from the wind by that structure: for example, in the lee of a large vessel.
• John Leigh of Agawam (Ipswich) Massachusetts and His Descendants of the Name of Lee
• A calm area behind a solid object that blocks the wind.
• labor and equipment estimates
• Lee County
• the most famous of the Southern military leaders in the Civil War. As the crisis began, Lee was actually offered the command of the Union Army. He personally opposed slavery. But when Virginia seceded and joined the Confederacy, Lee decided he could not fight against his native state. ...
• is the side opposite from the way the wind is blowing. If the wind is coming from port the starboard would be the lee side.
• On the side of the shipaway from the wind. Also, "Alee", or "leeward". The opposite of leeward is windward. Oft said of a new recruit, "He's so green he would piss to windward!"
• Austrian-born (but American) acting teacher, artistic director of the Actor's Studio, and developer of what came to be known as "Method acting," an approach based on early writings of Stanislavski.

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