lee
n. uncountablen. the side of something that is protected from the wind. You might stand in the lee of a building to stay warm on a cold, windy day.
n. the side or part of an object that is sheltered from the wind. Frequently used in nautical contexts to describe the side of a ship or landmass away from the wind's direction.
We stood in the lee of the wall to escape the wind.
The sailors steered the boat into the lee of the island to wait for the storm to pass.
The expedition team established their base camp in the lee of a massive granite ridge, ensuring the tents remained shielded from the relentless arctic gales.
From Old English lēa, the dative case of lēah (“meadow”), originally to denote someone who lived near a meadow.
From Irish Laoi, perhaps from an ancient personal name.
From Chinese: * Mandarin: 李 (Lǐ), and other less common surnames such as 黎 (Lí). * Cantonese: 李 (lei5), and other less common surnames such as 利 (lei6). * Hokkien: 李 (Lí), Teochew: 李 (li2). * Hakka: 李 (Lí).
Transcription of Korean 이(李) (I) and 리(李) (Ri).
A diminutive.
Commonly used in the prepositional phrase 'in the lee of'.