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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 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.
 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.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 lee tide
      n : a tide that runs in the same direction as the wind is
          blowing; "a leeward tide is dangerous for small boats"
          [syn: leeward tide]