Chiefly Nautical. The sheltered side of any object; hence the side (of a ship, the land, an eminence, etc.) that is turned away from the wind…
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| 释义 | the world > space > relative position > quality of having sides or being a side > [noun] > fact of having distinct sides > one or other side or hand > side facing specific direction > sheltered side (6) leec1540 Chiefly Nautical. The sheltered side of any object; hence the side (of a ship, the land, an eminence, etc.) that is turned away from the wind… leewardc1550 absol. or quasi-n. = lee, n.1 2a 2b In phrases on, upon, to (the) leeward (of). leewards1574 = leeward, adj. 3. lee side1577 That side of any object which is turned away from the wind. Opposed to weather-side. aleeward1599 The leeward, or sheltered side. lown side1683 = lee side, n. a. |
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