Lee : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Lee	by the DICT Development Group
6 results for Lee
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Lee adj towards the side away from the wind [syn: downwind, lee(a)] n United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957) Synonym(s): Lee, Spike Lee, Shelton Jackson Lee United States striptease artist who became famous on Broadway in the 1930s (1914-1970) Synonym(s): Lee, Gypsy Rose Lee, Rose Louise Hovick United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred in martial arts films (1941-1973) Synonym(s): Lee, Bruce Lee, Lee Yuen Kam United States physicist (born in China) who collaborated with Yang Chen Ning in disproving the principle of conservation of parity (born in 1926) Synonym(s): Lee, Tsung Dao Lee leader of the American Revolution who proposed the resolution calling for independence of the American Colonies (1732-1794) Synonym(s): Lee, Richard Henry Lee soldier of the American Revolution (1756-1818) Synonym(s): Lee, Henry Lee, Lighthorse Harry Lee American general who led the Confederate Armies in the American Civil War (1807-1870) Synonym(s): Lee, Robert E. Lee, Robert Edward Lee the side of something that is sheltered from the wind Synonym(s): lee, lee side, leeward Antonym(s): windward
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. {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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lee \Lee\ (l[emac]), v. i., To lie; to speak falsely. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lee \Lee\, n.; pl. {Lees} (l[emac]z). [F. lie, perh. fr. L. levare to lift up, raise. Cf. {Lever}.] That which settles at the bottom, as of a cask of liquor (esp. wine); sediment; dregs; -- used now only in the plural. [Lees occurs also as a form of the singular.] [bd]The lees of wine.[b8] --Holland. A thousand demons lurk within the lee. --Young. The wine of life is drawn, and the mere lees Is left this vault to brag of. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lee \Lee\, n. [OE. lee shelter, Icel. hl[emac], akin to AS. hle[a2], hle[a2]w, shelter, protection, OS. hl[8a]o, D. lij lee, Sw. l[84], Dan. l[91].] 1. A sheltered place; esp., a place protected from the wind by some object; the side sheltered from the wind; shelter; protection; as, the lee of a mountain, an island, or a ship. We lurked under lee. --Morte d'Arthure. Desiring me to take shelter in his lee. --Tyndall. 2. (Naut.) That part of the hemisphere, as one stands on shipboard, toward which the wind blows. See {Lee}, a. {By the lee}, {To bring by the lee}. See under {By}, and {Bring}. {Under the lee of}, on that side which is sheltered from the wind; as, to be under the lee of a ship.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lee, FL (town, FIPS 39850) Location: 30.41832 N, 83.30184 W Population (1990): 306 (132 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 32059 Lee, IL (village, FIPS 42587) Location: 41.79402 N, 88.94015 W Population (1990): 319 (116 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 60530 Lee, MA (CDP, FIPS 34620) Location: 42.30716 N, 73.25153 W Population (1990): 2020 (879 housing units) Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 01238 Lee, ME Zip code(s): 04455 Lee, NH Zip code(s): 03824