Lee Meaning in English

word

US

/ˈɫi/

lee

UK

/lˈiː/

lee

التعريف

The lee is the side of something that is sheltered from the wind. It is often used in sailing, weather, and outdoor contexts.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

This is a fairly uncommon and somewhat technical word in everyday English. It appears in phrases like 'in the lee of' and contrasts with 'windward', which means facing the wind.

• Spanish: sotavento
• Portuguese (BR): sotavento
• Portuguese (PT): sotavento
• Chinese (Simplified): 背风处 - 避风处
• Chinese (Traditional): 背風處 - 避風處
• Hindi: हवा से बची हुई दिशा - ओट वाली तरफ
• Arabic: الجهة المعاكسة للرياح - الجهة المحمية من الرياح
• Bengali: আড়াল - বাতাস-আড়াল
• Russian: подветренная сторона
• Japanese: 風下側 (ふうかがわ) - 風よけ
• Vietnamese: chỗ khuất gió
• Korean: 바람그늘 - 바람을 피하는 곳
• Turkish: rüzgaraltı
• Urdu: ہوا سے محفوظ حصہ
• Indonesian: chỗ khuất gió

جمل نموذجية

We stood in the lee of the wall to stay warm.

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The boat moved to the lee side of the island.

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They put the tent in the lee of some rocks.

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Let's stop in the lee of that building for a minute—it's really windy out here.

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We had lunch in the lee of a dune, away from the worst of the wind.

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The hikers found a quiet spot in the lee of the hill and took a break there.

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