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[syn: leeward tide, lee tide]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Lee \Lee\, a. (Naut.)
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.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster] Leeangle
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
lee tide
n 1: a tide that runs in the same direction as the wind is
blowing; "a leeward tide is dangerous for small boats"
[syn: leeward tide, lee tide]