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Definition of Lee

Lee
Lee Lee, a. (Naut.) Of or pertaining to the part or side opposite to that against which the wind blows; -- opposed to weather; as, the lee side or lee rail of a vessel. Lee gauge. See Gauge, n. (Naut.) Lee shore, the shore on the lee side of a vessel. Lee tide, a tide running in the same direction that the wind blows. On the lee beam, directly to the leeward; in a line at right angles to the length of the vessel and to the leeward.
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Lee Lee (l[=e]), v. i., To lie; to speak falsely. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Lee Lee, n.; pl. Lees (l[=e]z). [F. lie, perh. fr. L. levare to lift up, raise. Cf. Lever.] That which settles at the bottom, as of a cask of liquor (esp. wine); sediment; dregs; -- used now only in the plural. [Lees occurs also as a form of the singular.] ``The lees of wine.' --Holland. A thousand demons lurk within the lee. --Young. The wine of life is drawn, and the mere lees Is left this vault to brag of. --Shak.

Meaning of Lee from wikipedia

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