lee
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Because of the south-easterly wind direction, places like Aultbea lie in the lee of the Cairngorm mountains.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2026
The winds developed as a strong low pressure zone intensified in the lee of Rocky Mountains.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 31, 2021
“The holloway is absence,” Macfarlane explains; “a wood-way worn away by buried feet. … Walking, running, hiding man, huddled in the lee of a tree.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2020
Deserts are frequently located on the downwind or lee side of mountain ranges, which create a rain shadow after prevailing winds drop their water content on the mountains.
From Textbooks ● Sep. 6, 2018
After a mile, I’m wishing I could just wheel my bike into a shadow in the lee of some house and disappear.
From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson
Aged 3-4 years on the lees, this opulent sparkler from a venerable Champagne house comes in an elegant flagon-shaped bottle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
Like Muscadet, this is a wine with a lot of seaside influence with body, also often intensified by lees contact.
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2023
This delicious example tastes as though age on the lees and in bottle has given it a fuller mouthfeel and richer texture.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 25, 2022
In Austria, three tiers of quality — Klassik, Reserve, and Große Reserve — regulate region of origin, alcohol level, winemaking methods, and lees aging with increasing strictness.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2022
“Now,” cried the man, and he aimed a furious swipe at Lancelot’s lees.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
