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