lee

Meaning

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.
4. Calm, peace.

Adj

Facing away from the flow of a fluid, usually air.

Synonyms

leeward

shelter

lee side

downwind

leeward side

hide

leeside

to leeward

lee face

abode

sheltered side

defence

protection

recourse

refuge

resort

Translations

sotavento

Lee

lij

sottovento

lijzijde

abrigo

luwte

Schutz

sotavent

côté sous le vent

Windschatten

côté

boca

Pronounced as (IPA)

/liː/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: lee

Inherited from Old English: hlēo

Cognate with German: Lee

Cognate with Swedish: lä

Cognate with Danish: læ

Cognate with Norwegian: le

Cognate with Old Norse: hlé

Cognate with Dutch: lij

Cognate with Welsh: clyd

Cognate with Lithuanian: šiltas

In summary

From Middle English lee, from Old English hlēo, hlēow (“shelter, protection”), from Proto-West Germanic *hlaiw (whence also Proto-Slavic *xlěvъ), from Proto-Germanic *hlaiwaz (compare German Lee (“lee”), Swedish lä, Danish læ, Norwegian le, Old Norse hlé, Dutch lij), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (compare Welsh clyd (“warm, cozy”), Latin calēre (“to warm up”), Lithuanian šiltas (“warm, pleasant”), Sanskrit शरद् (śarad, “autumn”)).