lee.

The sheltered side of something, away from the wind.

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Words that belong together

• in the lee of a wall
• the lee side

On the page

They lit the stove in the lee of a boulder.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting / environment. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.