Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - lee
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(lees) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. The lee of a place is the shelter that it gives from the wind or bad weather. (LITERARY) ...the cathedral, which nestles in the lee of a hill beneath the town... N-SING: with poss 2. In sailing, the lee side of a ship is the one that is away from the wind. (TECHNICAL) ADJ: ADJ n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. biographical name Ann 1736-1784 American (English-born) Shaker II. biographical name Charles 1731-1782 American (English-born) general III. biographical name David Morris 1931- American physicist IV. biographical name Fitzhugh 1835-1905 nephew of R.E. American general V. biographical name Francis Lightfoot 1734-1797 American statesman in Revolution VI. biographical name Henry 1756-1818 Light-Horse Harry; father of R.E. American general VII. biographical name Richard Henry 1732-1794 American statesman in Revolution VIII. biographical name Robert E(dward) 1807-1870 American Confederate general IX. biographical name Sir Sidney 1859-1926 English editor & scholar X. biographical name Yuan Tseh 1936- American (Taiwanese-born) chemist LEE I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hleo; perhaps akin to Old High German lao lukewarm, Latin calere to be warm Date: before 12th century 1. protecting shelter 2. the side (as of a ship) or area that is sheltered from the wind II. adjective Date: 15th century 1. of, relating to, or being the side sheltered from the wind — compare weather 2. facing in the direction of motion of an overriding glacier — used especially of a hillside ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 shelter given by a neighbouring object (under the lee of). 2 (in full lee side) the sheltered side, the side away from the wind (opp. weather side). Phrases and idioms lee-board a plank frame fixed to the side of a flat-bottomed vessel and let down into the water to diminish leeway. lee shore the shore to leeward of a ship. Etymology: OE hleo f. Gmc ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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"Ли" Товарный знак джинсов jeans и рабочей одежды производства корпорации "Ви-Эф" VF Corp., г. Уайомиссинг, шт. Пенсильвания. ...Англо-русский лингвострановедческий словарь
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1. защита, укрытие; ограждение under (in) the lee of a house —- защищенный домом 2. подветренная, заветренная сторона on (under) the lee —- мор. под ветром; под прикрытием 3. мор. подветренный lee shore —- подветренный берег ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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shore подветренный берег LEE side подветренный борт судна (противоп. weather side); LEE 1. noun 1) защита, укрытие; under/in the lee of a house - под защитой дома 2) подветренная сторона 2. adj. подветренный; - lee side - lee shore ...Англо-русский словарь
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- O.E. hleo "shelter," from P.Gmc. *khlewo-. Leeward is 1666, "situated away from the wind," opposite of the weather side of the ship; leeway (1669) is sideways drift of a ship caused by wind. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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