'Lee tide' definitions:

Definition of 'lee tide'

(from WordNet)
noun
A tide that runs in the same direction as the wind is blowing; "a leeward tide is dangerous for small boats" [syn: leeward tide, lee tide]

Definition of 'Lee tide'

From: GCIDE
  • Lee \Lee\, a. (Naut.) Of or pertaining to the part or side opposite to that against which the wind blows; -- opposed to weather; as, the lee side or lee rail of a vessel. [1913 Webster]
  • Lee gauge. See Gauge, n. (Naut.)
  • Lee shore, the shore on the lee side of a vessel.
  • Lee tide, a tide running in the same direction that the wind blows.
  • On the lee beam, directly to the leeward; in a line at right angles to the length of the vessel and to the leeward. [1913 Webster] Leeangle