lee
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Now resting on the seabed between two islands, it is apparent the ship likely sought refuge in the lee waters during a storm.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
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
“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
No mayday call was picked up after the Destination left the lee of St. George Island and entered turbulent seas.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 10, 2019
“In a broad sense, lee means the sheltered side. A bird, flying over Mrs. Fitzgibbon’s garden, would notice something most of us would miss.”
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
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
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