n. 1. Nautical The side away from the direction from which the wind blows. 2. An area sheltered from the wind: in the lee of the boulder. 3. Cover; shelter. adj. 1. Nautical Of or relating to the side sheltered from the wind: the lee gunwale. 2. Located in or facing the path of an oncoming glacier. Used of a geologic formation. [Middle English le, from Old English hlēo, shelter, protection; see kelə-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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