Synonyms for lee

Grammar : Noun

Spell : lee

Phonetic Transcription : li

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Définition of lee

Origin : Old English hleo "shelter, cover, defense, protection," from Proto-Germanic *khlewaz (cf. Old Norse hle, Danish læ, Old Saxon hleo, Dutch lij "lee, shelter"). No known cognates outside Germanic; original sense uncertain and might have been "warm" (cf. German lau "tepid," Old Norse hly "shelter, warmth"), which might link it to PIE *kele- (1) "warm." As an adjective, 1510s, from the noun.

As in side : noun edge, exteriority of object

Example sentences :

But Lee was of opinion it would lead them too far from Gen. Greene.
Extract from : « A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion » by William Dobein James

A part of the time, our lee lower yard-arms were nearly in the water.
Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper

Sing Lee had been a silent listener to this strange conversation.
Extract from : « The Monster Men » by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Lee, with his invincible legions, was still sweeping northward.
Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler

Now the little shop had been far distanced by the competition of Sothern and Lee.
Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance

Here is the partition at my ear down in the deep on the lee side.
Extract from : « The Uncommercial Traveller » by Charles Dickens

General Lee was encouraged to assume the offensive, and to invade Pennsylvania.
Extract from : « The Nation in a Nutshell » by George Makepeace Towle

Lee Gorman looked at the intercom on his desk as though it had snapped at him.
Extract from : « The Big Tomorrow » by Paul Lohrman

After Joshua had left, Lee Gorman pondered one of those last words.
Extract from : « The Big Tomorrow » by Paul Lohrman

Alone in his office, Lee Gorman strode angrily to the buffet.
Extract from : « The Big Tomorrow » by Paul Lohrman

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