Lee

a.
  1. Of or pertaining to the part or side opposite to that against which the wind blows; -- opposed to weather; as, the lee side or lee rail of a vessel.
    2. Lee gauge .
    See Gauge, n.
    Lee shore ,
    the shore on the lee side of a vessel.
    Lee tide ,
    a tide running in the same direction that the wind blows.
    On the lee beam ,
    directly to the leeward; in a line at right angles to the length of the vessel and to the leeward.