Lee

Lee  (l), Ann Known as "Mother Ann." 1736-1784.

British religious leader and founder (1776) of the Shakers in America.

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Lee, Charles 1731-1782.

British-born American Revolutionary general whose performance at the Battle of Monmouth (1778), when he ordered a retreat instead of attacking, brought about his court-martial and dismissal.

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Lee, Gypsy Rose 1914-1970.

American burlesque entertainer who also wrote best-selling mystery novels, including The G-String Murders (1941).

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Lee, Henry Known as "Lighthorse Harry." 1756-1818.

American Revolutionary politician and soldier. He served in the Virginia legislature (1785-1788 and 1789-1791) and as governor of Virginia (1792-1795).

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Lee, Kwan Yew Born 1923.

Singaporean lawyer. Upon negotiating Singapore's independence from Great Britain, he became the republic's first prime minister (1959-1990).

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Lee, (Nelle) Harper Born 1926.

American writer. Her novel To Kill a Mockingbird (1960), dealing with racial injustice in the South, won a Pulitzer Prize.

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Lee, Richard Henry 1732-1794.

American Revolutionary leader who proposed the resolution calling for the independence of the American colonies from England (1776).

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Lee, Robert Edward 1807-1870.

American Confederate general in the Civil War. He won victories at Bull Run (1862), Fredericksburg (1862), and Chancellorsville (1863) before surrendering to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox (1865).

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lee  (l)

n.

1. Nautical The side away from the direction from which the wind blows.

2. An area sheltered from the wind: in the lee of the boulder.

3. Cover; shelter.

adj.

1. Nautical Of or relating to the side sheltered from the wind: the lee gunwale.

2. Located in or facing the path of an oncoming glacier. Used of a geologic formation.

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[Middle English le, from Old English hlo, shelter, protection; see kel-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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lee

Noun

a sheltered part or side; the side away from the direction from which the wind is blowing

Adjective

Naut on, at, or towards the side away from the wind: her lee rail was awash [Old English hlēow shelter]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Lee - United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957) Shelton Jackson Lee, Spike Lee
	2.	Lee - United States striptease artist who became famous on Broadway in the 1930s (1914-1970) Gypsy Rose Lee, Rose Louise Hovick
	3.	Lee - United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred in martial arts films (1941-1973) Bruce Lee, Lee Yuen Kam
	4.	Lee - United States physicist (born in China) who collaborated with Yang Chen Ning in disproving the principle of conservation of parity (born in 1926) Tsung Dao Lee
	5.	Lee - leader of the American Revolution who proposed the resolution calling for independence of the American Colonies (1732-1794) Richard Henry Lee
	6.	Lee - soldier of the American Revolution (1756-1818) Henry Lee, Lighthorse Harry Lee
	7.	Lee - American general who led the Confederate Armies in the American Civil War (1807-1870) Robert E. Lee, Robert Edward Lee
	8.	lee - the side of something that is sheltered from the wind lee side, leeward side, face - a surface forming part of the outside of an object; "he examined all sides of the crystal"; "dew dripped from the face of the leaf"
Adj.	1.	lee - towards the side away from the wind downwind leeward - on the side away from the wind; "on the leeward side of the island"

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lee

noun shelter, cover, screen, protection, shadow, shade, shield, refuge

Translations

lee [liː] n → sotavento;

in the lee of → al abrigo de

lee [liː] n → côté m sous le vent;

in the lee of → à l'abri de

lee [liː] n → Windschatten m;

(Naut) → Lee f

lee [liː] n → lato sottovento;

in the lee of → a ridosso di, al riparo di

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lee

n lee [liː]

the sheltered side, away from the wind We sat in the lee of the rock.beskuttingجانِبзаветzávětřílæwindgeschützte Seite, Leeαπάγκιοabrigo, sotavento, socairealltuulekülgبادپناهsuojanpuolicôté sous le ventמַחסֶה מְהָרוּחओरzaštita, zaklonszélárnyékbagian terlindungskjól, var, hlériparo, sottovento風の当たらない側바람을 받지 않는 곳užuovėjapatvērums; aizvējšlindunganluwteleosłonaabrigoferit de vântукрытиеzávetriezavetjezavetrinaläที่บังลมrüzgârdan korunmalı yer, rüzgâr altı背風處захист; укриттяسایہ ، پناہchỗ tránh gió背风处

n ˈleeway

1 the drifting of a ship etc away from its true course, or the amount of this. afdryweإنْحِرافдрейфsnosafdriftdie Abdriftπαρέκκλιση από την πορεία (π.χ. πλοίου)derivatriivانحراف کشتیsortodériveסְטִייָה מְהַכִּיווּןअनुवात गमनzanošenjeeltérés széliránybapenyimpangandrif, rek (frá réttri stefnu á hléborða)deriva風圧풍압(차)dreifas(kuģa) dreifs; novirzīšanāshanyutandriftavdriftdryfderivade­rivăдрейфodchýlka od stanovenej dráhyodklon od prvotne smeriskretanje brodaavdriftการลอยตัวของเรือsürüklenme, sapma偏航судна у підвітряний бік; знесення літакаجہاز کا اپنے راستے سے ہوا کی اوٹ والی سمت میں ڈھسلناmạn khuất gió偏航

2 lost time He has a lot of leeway to make up at school after being away ill.agterstandوَقْت ضائِعзагубено времеzpožděníefterslæbder Rückstandχαμένος χρόνοςatrasokaotatud aegعقب افتادگیmenetetty aikaretard (à rattraper)לְהַשלִים את הַחֲסֶרसमय की हानिizgubljeno vrijemepótolnivalówaktu yang tertinggalþað sem hefur verið vanræktritardo遅れ지연prarastas laikasatgūt nokavētowaktu yang tertinggaltijdverliesdet som er forsømtzaległościtempo perdidoîntârziereупущенноеzaostávaniezaostanekizgubljeno vremeförsummad tidเวลาที่เสียไปzaman kaybı損失的時間відставання; втрата часуگنوائے ہوئے وقت کی تلافی کرناmất thời gian损失的时间

3 extra space, time etc allowed Book the later flight so as to allow yourself some leeway in case you're delayed.ruimte geeوَقْت أو مكان إضافيсвободно мястоrezerva (časová)ekstra tid; spillerumder Spielraumαπόθεμα χρόνου, χώρου κτλ.margen de libertadmänguruumمهلتpelivaramarge (de sécurité)מֶרְחָב פְּעולָהहवा के कारण जहाज़ का अपनी राह से बग़ल की तरफ़ हटना, अनुवात दूरी, अनुवात गमन, छूट, स्वतन्त्रता, गुंजाइश, कसर, कमी, कसर (या कमी) पूरी करनाdodatno vrijemeráhagyáskelonggaransvigrúmmargine di sicurezza余裕여유laiko atsarga, tarpaslaika rezervekelonggaranspeelruimte(ekstra) tid på seg, spilleromzapas, luzmargemmarjă (de siguranţă)запасčasová rezervarezervaslobodno vremespelrum, andrum, marginalเวลาหรือสถานที่ที่เผื่อไว้yedek zaman余地запас часуمناسب حد تک چھوٹ یا آزادیئ عملkhoảng thời gian rỗi余地