English-Thai Dictionary

lee

N ที่ บัง ลม  ที่ หลบ ลม  shelter ti-bang-lom

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LEE

n.plu. less. Dregs; sediment. [See Lees. ]

 

LEE

n. Literally, a calm or sheltered place, a place defended from the wind; hence, that part of the hemisphers towards which the wind blows, as opposed to that from which it proceeds.
Under the lee, denotes properly, in the part defended from the wind.
Under the lee of the land, is properly, near the shore which breaks the force of the wind.
Under the lee of a ship, on the side opposite to that on which the wind blows.

 

LEE

v.i.To lie. [Not used. See Lie. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LEE

LEE Lee, v

 

Defn:, i, To lie; to speak falsely. [Obs. ] Chaucer.

 

LEE

Lee, n.; pl. Lees. Etym: [F. lie, perh. fr. L. levare to lift up, raise. Cf. Lever. ]

 

Defn: 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.

 

LEE

Lee, n. Etym: [OE. lee shelter, Icel. hl, akin to AS. hleó, hleów,shelter, protection, OS. hlèo, D. lij lee, Sw. lä, Dan. læ.]

 

1. A sheltered place; esp. , a place; protected from the wind by some object; the side sheltered from the wind; shelter; protection; as, the lee of a mountain, an island, or a ship. We lurked under lee. Morte d'Arthure.Desiring me to take shelter in his lee. Tyndall.

 

2. (Naut. )

 

Defn: That part of the hemisphere, as one stands on shipboard, toward which the wind blows. See Lee, a. By the lee, To bring by the lee. See under By, and Bring. -- Under the lee of, on that side which is sheltered from the wind; as, to be under the lee of a ship.

 

LEE

LEE Lee, a. (Naut. )

 

Defn: 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

lee

lee |lē li | ▶noun shelter from wind or weather given by a neighboring object, esp. nearby land: we pitch our tents in the lee of a rock. • (also lee side ) the sheltered side; the side away from the wind: ducks were taking shelter on the lee of the island. Contrasted with weather. ORIGIN Old English hlēo, hlēow ‘shelter, ’ of Germanic origin; probably related to luke- in lukewarm .

 

Oxford Dictionary

lee

lee |liː | ▶noun [ mass noun ] (also lee side ) the sheltered side of something; the side away from the wind: ducks were taking shelter on the lee of the island. Contrasted with weather. • shelter from wind or weather given by an object: he went round the front of the cab to be out of the wind and lit a cigarette in its lee. ORIGIN Old English hlēo, hlēow ‘shelter ’, of Germanic origin; probably related to luke- in lukewarm .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

lee

lee noun the lee of the wall: shelter, protection, cover, refuge, safety, security.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

lee

lee noun they sat in the lee of the wall: shelter, protection, cover, refuge, safety, security, sanctuary, haven, shield.

 

Duden Dictionary

Lee

Lee Substantiv, feminin oder Substantiv, Neutrum Seemannssprache, Geografie , die oder das |L ee |die Lee; Genitiv: der Lee oder (Geografie nur : ) das Lee; Genitiv: des Lees < Seemannssprache meist ohne Artikel > aus dem Niederdeutschen < mittelniederdeutsch lē = Ort, wo die See dem Wind nicht ausgesetzt ist, eigentlich = milde, geschützte Seite, verwandt mit lau die Insel liegt in Lee | das Boot neigt sich nach Lee | im Lee der Alpen

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

Lee

Lee /liː /名詞 1 リー 〘a 男の名; 女の名; Leighともつづる.b Robert Edward ～, 1807 --70; 米国南北戦争末期の南軍総司令官.c Spike ～, 1957 --; アメリカの映画監督 〙.2 ｟商標 ｠リー 〘米国Lee社製のジーンズ 〙.

 

lee

lee /liː /名詞 U 〖通例the ～〗1 ｟かたく ｠〖the ～ of A 〗(悪天候などを避けるための )A 〈山 壁など 〉の陰 ; 物陰 .2 〘海 〙(船の )風の当たらない側面 , 風下 (側 ) (lee side )(→leeward )▸ the lee side of a ship 船の風下側 ～́ sh ò re 〖単数形で 〗(船にとって危険な )風下の岸 .～́ t ì de 〘海 〙順風潮 〘風と同方向の潮流 〙.