Lee vs. Stoss — What's the Difference?

(Nautical) The side away from the direction from which the wind blows.

Facing the direction from which a glacier moves. Used of a rock or slope in its path.

An area sheltered from the wind

(geology) Facing towards the flow of a glacier or fluid.

Cover; shelter.

Used to describe one side of roche moutonnée.

(Nautical) Of or relating to the side sheltered from the wind

Used to describe one side of a subaerial dune or subaqueous ripple in sediment.

Located in or facing the path of an oncoming glacier. Used of a geologic formation.

(nautical) A protected cove or harbor, out of the wind.

(nautical) The side of the ship away from the wind.

A sheltered place, especially a place protected from the wind by some object; the side sheltered from the wind (see also leeside); shelter; protection.

Facing away from the flow of a fluid, usually air.

To lie; to speak falsely.

That which settles at the bottom, as of a cask of liquor (esp. wine); sediment; dregs; - used now only in the plural.

A sheltered place; esp., a place protected from the wind by some object; the side sheltered from the wind; shelter; protection; as, the lee of a mountain, an island, or a ship.

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.

United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of Black culture in America (born in 1957)

United States striptease artist who became famous on Broadway in the 1930s (1914-1970)

United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred in martial arts films (1941-1973)

United States physicist (born in China) who collaborated with Yang Chen Ning in disproving the principle of conservation of parity (born in 1926)

Leader of the American Revolution who proposed the resolution calling for independence of the American colonies (1732-1794)

Soldier of the American Revolution (1756-1818)

American general who led the Confederate armies in the American Civil War (1807-1870)

The side of something that is sheltered from the wind

Towards the side away from the wind