lee shoren.

Etymology: lee n.¹

1. A shore that the wind blows upon.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > land mass > shore or bank > seashore or coast > [noun] > affected by wind

lee shore1579

1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 127 Themistocles..knewe the enemies must of necessitie fall vpon the lee shore for harborow.

1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World xviii. 498 Never did poor Mariners on a Lee-shore more earnestly long for the dawning light.

1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson i. x. 104 To keep clear of this lee-shore.

1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. v. v. 525 The English were so alarmingly close upon a lee shore, that one of the ships actually touched the ground.

attributive.1871 J. G. Whittier Sisters 26 If in peril from swamping sea Or lee shore rocks.

†2. A shore that affords shelter from the wind.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > land mass > shore or bank > seashore or coast > [noun] > providing shelter

lee shore1653

leeward shore1764

1653 H. Cogan tr. F. M. Pinto Voy. & Adventures (1663) xliii. 171 We weighed Anchor, and..put ourselves under the lee-shore of a Creek.

1711 Ld. Shaftesbury Characteristicks III. Misc. ii. iii. 96 To retire under the Lee-shore, and ply our Oars in a smooth Water.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	lee shore
释义	lee shoren. Etymology: lee n.¹ 1. A shore that the wind blows upon. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > land mass > shore or bank > seashore or coast > [noun] > affected by wind lee shore1579 1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 127 Themistocles..knewe the enemies must of necessitie fall vpon the lee shore for harborow. 1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World xviii. 498 Never did poor Mariners on a Lee-shore more earnestly long for the dawning light. 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson i. x. 104 To keep clear of this lee-shore. 1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. v. v. 525 The English were so alarmingly close upon a lee shore, that one of the ships actually touched the ground. attributive.1871 J. G. Whittier Sisters 26 If in peril from swamping sea Or lee shore rocks. †2. A shore that affords shelter from the wind. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > land mass > shore or bank > seashore or coast > [noun] > providing shelter lee shore1653 leeward shore1764 1653 H. Cogan tr. F. M. Pinto Voy. & Adventures (1663) xliii. 171 We weighed Anchor, and..put ourselves under the lee-shore of a Creek. 1711 Ld. Shaftesbury Characteristicks III. Misc. ii. iii. 96 To retire under the Lee-shore, and ply our Oars in a smooth Water. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < n.1579
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