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lee

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What does lee mean?

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.
More meanings (36)

noun

  1. Calm, peace.
  2. (obsolete) Lees; dregs.
  3. (obsolete) Obsolete form of li (“traditional Chinese unit of distance”).

adjective

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

proper noun

  1. An English topographic surname from Middle English.
  2. A male given name.
  3. A female given name.
  4. A hamlet in Berrynarbor parish, North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS5546).
  5. A small village in Ilfracombe parish, North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS4846).
  6. A suburb in the borough of Lewisham, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ3974).
  7. A hamlet in Romsey parish, Test Valley district, Hampshire, previously in Romsey Extra parish (OS grid ref SU3617).
  8. A hamlet in Hexhamshire parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NY9459).
  9. A hamlet in Ellesmere Rural parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ4032).
  10. A village in Buckinghamshire, commonly known as The Lee.
  11. Alternative spelling of Lea, the River Lea in eastern England.
  12. A small settlement on the Ross of Mull, isle of Mull, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NM4021).
  13. A river in County Cork, Ireland, that passes through the city of Cork to Cork Harbour.
  14. A former settlement in Inyo County, California.
  15. A town in Madison County, Florida.
  16. A village in DeKalb County and Lee County, Illinois.
  17. An unincorporated community in Monon Township, White County, Indiana.
  18. A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
  19. A town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
  20. An unincorporated community in Elko County, Nevada.
  21. A town in Strafford County, New Hampshire.
  22. A town and village in Oneida County, New York.
  23. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Lee Township.
  24. A river in County Cork, Ireland.
  25. A surname from Chinese.
  26. A surname from Cantonese.
  27. A surname from Hokkien.
  28. A surname from Teochew.
  29. A surname from Mandarin.
  30. A surname from Hakka.
  31. A surname from Korean; alternative form of Rhee.
  32. A nickname for various given names with the first syllable as Lee; Clipping of Leo, Leroy.
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IPA pronunciation

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A dark moving mass came over the western hill, the Lee boy was bringing in the herd from the other half-section.
Willa CatherO Pioneers!Project Gutenberg ebook #24
There was not an officer in camp, except colonel Lee and his staff, who was so rich as to own two shirts.
M. L. (Mason Locke) WeemsThe Life of General Francis MarionProject Gutenberg ebook #846
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We spent the hours of darkness keeping an offing from the main line of pack under the lee of the smaller pieces.
Ernest Henry, Sir ShackletonSouth: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917Project Gutenberg ebook #5199
Every morning except when the moon was large I got a bountiful supply by merely picking them up from the lee scuppers.
Joshua SlocumSailing Alone Around the WorldProject Gutenberg ebook #6317
We stopped under the lee of the lobster-outhouse to exchange an innocent kiss, and went in to breakfast glowing with health and pleasure.
Charles DickensDavid CopperfieldProject Gutenberg ebook #766