lee adj : towards the side away from the wind [syn: downwind, lee(a)]

1 United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of Black culture in America (born in 1957) [syn: Spike Lee, Shelton Jackson Lee]

2 United States striptease artist who became famous on Broadway in the 1930s (1914-1970) [syn: Gypsy Rose Lee, Rose Louise Hovick]

3 United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred in martial arts films (1941-1973) [syn: Bruce Lee, Lee Yuen Kam]

4 United States physicist (born in China) who collaborated with Yang Chen Ning in disproving the principle of conservation of parity (born in 1926) [syn: Tsung Dao Lee]

5 leader of the American Revolution who proposed the resolution calling for independence of the American colonies (1732-1794) [syn: Richard Henry Lee]

6 soldier of the American Revolution (1756-1818) [syn: Henry Lee, Lighthorse Harry Lee]

7 American general who led the Confederate armies in the American Civil War (1807-1870) [syn: Robert E. Lee, Robert Edward Lee]

8 the side of something that is sheltered from the wind [syn: lee side, leeward]

see Lee

English

Etymology

Old English hlēo

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iː

• Homophones: lea

Noun

1. (sailing) A protected cove or harbor, out of the wind.
2. (sailing) The side of the ship away from the wind.

Translations

Derived terms

• alee
• leeward

See also

• lees

Norwegian

Etymology

From ledd

Verb

1. To move; making a body part move, making a boulder move

Spanish

Verb

lee

1. Third-person singular indicative present of leer.
2. Second-person singular imperative of leer.

Lee may refer to:

Names

• Lee (given name)
• Lee (surname)
• Lee (English name), in English-speaking countries, a common family name and given name which means meadow or forest clearing
• Lee (Korean name), a Korean family name
• Li (Chinese name), commonly transliterated as Lee, especially in Cantonese

Fictional characters

• Lee Adama, a character on the television show Battlestar Galactica
• Lee Chaolan, a character in the Tekken series
• Jann Lee, a character in the Dead or Alive video game series
• Rock Lee, a character in the manga and anime series Naruto
• Lee, a character in the Street Fighter video game

Place and river names

Great Britain

• Lee, Buckinghamshire
• Lee, Devon
• Lee-on-the-Solent
• Lee, London
• River Lee (England)

United States of America

• Lee, Florida
• Lee, Illinois
• Lee, Indiana
• Lee, Massachusetts
• Lee, New Hampshire
• Lee, New York
• Lees Station, Tennessee, also called Lee
• Lee Vining, California
• Fort Lee, New Jersey
• Fort Lee, Virginia
• Mount Lee, in California

Other countries

• Electoral district of Lee, South Australia
• River Lee (Ireland)

Other uses

• Lee, a song by Moxy Früvous from their album You Will Go to the Moon
• Lee Current, a sailing term describing when the current in the water is going in the same direction as the wind
• Lee (Jeans), a clothing brand
• Lee side, the side of a ship which is downwind, the side away from windward
• Lee University, private coeducational university located in Cleveland, Tennessee
• Lee waves, periodic changes of pressure in a stream of air when the wind moves over mountains
• Cyclone Lee, the name for a potential tropical cyclone that may occur in the Atlantic Ocean in 2011

See also

• LEA (disambiguation)
• Leah (disambiguation)
• Leigh (disambiguation)
• Ly

cover, defense, eye, flanking, glancing, guard, lateral, lee sheet, lee shore, lee side, lee tack, leeward, next-beside, preservation, protection, protective custody, refuge, safekeeping, safety, shade, shadow, shelter, side, sideling, sidelong, sideward, sidewards, sideway, sideways, sidewise, skirting, watchful eye, weather, windward