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Lee vs Aft - What's the difference?

lee | aft |

As a proper noun lee

is for someone who lived near a meadow (the anglo-saxon for meadow being ley or leag).

lee

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (sailing) A protected cove or harbor, out of the wind.
  • (sailing) 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; shelter; protection.
  • the lee of a mountain, an island, or a ship
  • * Morte d'Arthure
  • We lurked under lee .
  • * Tyndall
  • Desiring me to take shelter in his lee .

    Derived terms

    * alee * leeward * leeway

    See also

    * lees

    Anagrams

    * * ----

    aft

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (nautical) The stern portion of a vessel.
  • Adverb

    (further)
  • (nautical) At, near, or towards the stern of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel).
  • Synonyms

    * abaft, astern

    Antonyms

    * fore, forward

    See also

    * after, fore-and-aft