lee

/liห/

IPA: /L IY1/

noun
  1. 1

    A protected cove or harbor, out of the wind.

  2. 2

    The side of the ship away from the wind.

  3. 3

    A sheltered place, especially a place protected from the wind by some object; the side sheltered from the wind (see also leeside); shelter; protection.

    โ€œthe lee of a mountain, an island, or a shipโ€

adjective
  1. 1

    Facing away from the flow of a fluid, usually air.

noun
  1. 1

    Lees; dregs.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lee