lee

noun

1. A protected cove or harbor, out of the wind.
2. The side of the ship away from the wind.
3. A sheltered place, especially a place protected from the wind by some object; the side sheltered from the wind (see also leeside); shelter; protection.

   “the lee of a mountain, an island, or a ship”

   “We lurked under lee.”

   “Desiring me to take shelter in his lee.”

   “He turned into Cumberland street and, going on some paces, halted in the lee of the station wall. No-one.”

4. Calm, peace.
5. (obsolete, uncountable)Lees; dregs.

   “A thousand demons lurk within the lee.”

6. (alt-of, obsolete)Obsolete form of li (“traditional Chinese unit of distance”).

   “Here, after little less than a month's protracted journey over a distance, by the Chinese itinerary, of 950 lees, and by our own calculation 280 miles, from the canal, we quitted the magnificent Keang to cross the lake […]”

adj

1. (not-comparable)Facing away from the flow of a fluid, usually air.

   “lee side, lee shore, lee helm”

name

1. (countable, uncountable)An English topographic surname from Middle English for someone who lived near a meadow (the Anglo-Saxon for meadow being ley or leag).

   “Finally, there’s a Stan Lee fly, in honor of the late Marvel Comics visionary.”

2. (countable, uncountable)A unisex given name.

   “There was certainly an excess of young men in prison with non-traditional names such as Lee or Dwayne. Indeed, there were so many of the former that I once mooted that all Lees should be arrested at birth and kept in preventative detention.”

   “She was joined at the New York City fete by fellow Trump throne-sniffer Lee Zeldin […]”

3. (countable, uncountable)A unisex given name.

   ““Nora?” She frowned, puzzled. “My name's Leonora,” I said. “At school I was Lee, but now I prefer Nora. I did mention it in the e-mail.” I'd always hated being Lee. It was a boy's name, a name that lent itself to teasing and rhyme.”

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    “The River Lee is an important feature of the City of Cork, and on the other side of it is the Albert Quay terminus of the former Cork, Bandon & South Coast Railway.”

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24. A river in County Cork, Ireland.
25. A surname from Chinese.

    “Robert Lee was scheduled to cover a University of Virginia game in the city for the broadcaster on 2 September.”

26. A surname from Chinese.
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31. A surname from Korean; alternative form of Rhee.
32. A male given name.
33. A male given name.