lee

🇺🇸 /liː/ 🇬🇧 /liː/
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noun
R

A sheltered area that is protected from the wind.

We set up camp in the lee of the hill to avoid the strong winds.

R

The sediment left at the bottom of a container after the liquid has been consumed.

After finishing the wine, there was some lee at the bottom of the bottle.

translation

n. A sheltered area that is protected from the wind.; The sediment left at the bottom of a container after the liquid has been consumed.

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Plural lees