WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
lee′ shore′, 
    1. Nautical, Naval Termsa shore toward which the wind blows.
    2. Nautical, Naval Terms, Idioms on a lee shore, in difficulty or danger.
    • 1570–80

'lee shore' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
lee - make

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