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Definition of Lee side
1. Noun. The side of something that is sheltered from the wind.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lee Side
Literary usage of Lee side
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century (1902)
"A large lot of valuable spars which were lying on the crest of the beach on the
lee side of Jarvis Island, and which, during one night of high surf ..."
2. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1895)
"... lee side, (PIO. 2) AND WEATHER SIDE. There was one dry space in the vicinity
of the town on the small pagoda hill overlooking the turbid yellow river. ..."
3. Proceedings by International Congress of Americanists (1884)
"of the sea, is about half a mile (between 3000 and 4000 feet). There is no port,
no anchorage, no lee-side; almost always breakers ..."
4. Mechanics Magazine (1827)
"In working a vessel of this description, both ends must be alike to preserve the
advantage of the lee side, so that either end may sail foremost. ..."
5. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"Boats invariably board ships on the lee side ; small vessels, when drifting ...
A ship at anchor in a tide-way will always present a lee side during some ..."
6. The New American Practical Navigator: Being an Epitome of Navigation by Nathaniel Bowditch (1826)
"Lee-side—that half of a ship lengthwise, which lies between a line drawn through
... The order to the steersman to put the helm towards the lee side of the ..."
7. American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and ...by William Nicholson by William Nicholson (1821)
"... so that all on one side of her is called to windward, and all on the opposite
side to leeward; and hence " lee side," all that part of ..."
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