Lee tide

from 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}]

from 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