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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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


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
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]