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under the lee

under the lee prepositional phrase: to the leeward.

Prepositional phrase

  1. To the leeward.

Questions about under the lee

What does under the lee mean?
Under the lee means to the leeward.
What part of speech is under the lee?
Under the lee is a prepositional phrase.

Words near under the lee in the dictionary

  1. under the illusion
  2. under the impression
  3. under the influence
  4. under the jail
  5. under the knife
  6. under the lee
  7. under the loupe
  8. under the magnifying glass
  9. under the mahogany
  10. under the microscope
  11. under the plough

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