'Under the lee of' definitions:

Definition of 'Under the lee of'

From: GCIDE
  • Lee \Lee\, n. [OE. lee shelter, Icel. hl[=e], akin to AS. hle['o], hle['o]w, shelter, protection, OS. hl[`e]o, D. lij lee, Sw. l[aum], Dan. l[ae].]
  • 1. A sheltered place; esp., a place protected from the wind by some object; the side sheltered from the wind; shelter; protection; as, the lee of a mountain, an island, or a ship. [1913 Webster]
  • We lurked under lee. --Morte d'Arthure. [1913 Webster]
  • Desiring me to take shelter in his lee. --Tyndall. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Naut.) That part of the hemisphere, as one stands on shipboard, toward which the wind blows. See Lee, a. [1913 Webster]
  • By the lee, To bring by the lee. See under By, and Bring.
  • Under the lee of, on that side which is sheltered from the wind; as, to be under the lee of a ship. [1913 Webster]

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