lee

«lee» in Mova's school dictionary: the side of something that is sheltered from the wind… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (the lee); adjective (lee: the lee side); also a name (Lee)

meaning for a pupil

1) The lee is the side of something that is sheltered from the wind, like the lee of a wall or a hill. tree →

2) On a boat the lee side is the side away from the wind. tree →

3) Lee is also a common first name and surname. tree →

sense in the lessons

In geography and weather lessons, the lee side of a mountain is drier because rain falls on the windward side first; this is called a rain shadow. In sailing and camping, you shelter «in the lee of» a rock or a hedge. Phrases: «in the lee of», «the lee side», «leeward». As a name it is written with a capital: Lee.

examples

• We ate our picnic in the lee of a big rock, out of the wind. tree →
• The lee side of the mountain gets very little rain. tree →
• Sheep crowded in the lee of the stone wall. tree →
• The boat waited in the lee of the island until the storm passed. tree →
• My friend Lee lives next door. tree →
• Pitch your tent in the lee of the hedge. tree →

note

Mostly used in the phrase «in the lee of». The opposite is «windward» (facing the wind); «leeward» means on the lee side. As a name it needs a capital letter. Homophone: «lea» (an old word for a meadow).

In the corpora

• In Swansea, Megan-Lee, 15, bosses Cerys, 9, from breakfast on: «Shoes on.
• In Leeds, Jake-Lee's mum has a baby with her new partner.
• Jake-Lee says, «She's my sister, not half,» and feels protective.
• Then Priya-Lee needs to get out, and the door is on Shanaya's side.
• «It's like prison, man,» Jordan-Lee moans at school.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «lee» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.