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Nautical The side away from the direction from which the wind blows.
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An area sheltered from the wind: in the lee of the boulder.
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Cover; shelter.
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Nautical Of or relating to the side sheltered from the wind: the lee gunwale.
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Located in or facing the path of an oncoming glacier. Used of a geologic formation.
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