lee
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Because of the south-easterly wind direction, places like Aultbea lie in the lee of the Cairngorm mountains, this is called the Fohn effect.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026
Winds also lift over and through crenulated ridgelines and careen downhill, accelerating with gravity on the lee sides of mountains, which is the side facing the ocean and densely populated coastal Southern California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2022
The winds developed as a strong low pressure zone intensified in the lee of Rocky Mountains.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 31, 2021
“I’m absolutely convinced that the tragedy was the result of wind and snow deposition, and the fact that they pitched camp in the lee of a ridge,” Wilkinson adds.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 28, 2021
She pulled Natalie in close, and they hid as best they could in the lee of a solar water heater.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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
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
He butchered the fish, seasoning its meat with sake lees to intensify the sweetness, and he saw how much fat it still carried — a dead giveaway.
From New York Times ● Jan. 4, 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
