See lee in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"text": "the lee of a mountain, an island, or a ship",
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"ref": "1470–1485 (date produced), Thomas Malory, “(please specify the chapter)”, in [Le Morte Darthur], (please specify the book number), [London: […] by William Caxton], published 31 July 1485, →OCLC; republished as H[einrich] Oskar Sommer, editor, Le Morte Darthur […], London: David Nutt, […], 1889, →OCLC:",
"text": "We lurked under lee.",
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"ref": "1873, John Tyndall, “Niagara”, in Fragments of Science, published 1907, page 182:",
"text": "Desiring me to take shelter in his lee.",
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"ref": "1922 February, James Joyce, “[Episode 5]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company, […], →OCLC:",
"text": "He turned into Cumberland street and, going on some paces, halted in the lee of the station wall. No-one.",
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"sense": "sheltered place, especially a place protected from the wind by some object",
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "sheltered place, especially a place protected from the wind by some object",
"word": "szélárnyék"
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "sheltered place, especially a place protected from the wind by some object",
"word": "széltől védett hely"
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"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "sheltered place, especially a place protected from the wind by some object",
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"word": "fothain"
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"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "závet",
"sense": "sheltered place, especially a place protected from the wind by some object",
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"word": "за́вет"
},
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "sheltered place, especially a place protected from the wind by some object",
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"word": "socaire"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "sheltered place, especially a place protected from the wind by some object",
"word": "lä"
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zaxyst",
"sense": "sheltered place, especially a place protected from the wind by some object",
"tags": [
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"word": "захист"
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "ukryttja",
"sense": "sheltered place, especially a place protected from the wind by some object",
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"word": "укриття"
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"ref": "1745, [Edward Young], “Night the Eighth. Virtue’s Apology: Or The Man of the World Answered. In which are Considered, the Love of This Life; the Ambition and Pleasure, with the Wit and Wisdom, of the World.”, in The Complaint: Or, Night-Thoughts on Life, Death, & Immortality, London: […] [Samuel Richardson] for A[ndrew] Millar […], and R[obert] Dodsley […], published 1750, →OCLC, page 264:",
"text": "A thousand demons lurk within the lee.",
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"word": "on one's lee-lane"
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