Lee
dieNounlee; sheltered side; leeward side
Word details
- German meaning
- Die dem Wind abgekehrte Seite, Windschatten.
- English meaning
- Lee, shelter
- Synonym
- Windschatten, Abseite
- German example
- Wir suchten im Lee des Berges Schutz vor dem Sturm.
- English example
- We sought shelter from the storm in the lee of the mountain.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Lee
- Plural Form
- None
Related words
- leerere
leer
- Leer
void
- Leerwort
empty word
- Leerwort
function word
- Leer
blank
- Leer
emptiness
- ausleeren
to clear out
- Dublee
dubbing
- ausleeren
to empty
- Kleeblatt
clover
- Fleece
Schafwolle
- Fleece
Vlies
- Azalee
azalea
- menschenleer
desolate
- menschenleer
empty
- menschenleer
deserted
- leer
empty
- Leerwort
Expletive
- Leerzeile
A blank line in a text, used for structuring and improving readability.
- Leerraum
Empty space refers to a space that is empty or unoccupied.
- leerlaufen
To idle
- leeressen
To empty, to eat up
- Leerstelle
Gap, blank space
- Leertaste
The space bar is a key on the keyboard that creates an empty space between words.
- Leere
Emptiness
- Leergutautomat
Reverse vending machine
- leeres Stroh dreschen
To beat a dead horse, to waste time on trivial matters.
- Leere
Emptiness
- Leergut
Leergut refers to empty bottles, cans, or other containers that are returned for reuse or recycling.
- Leerlaufstellung
Idle
- leeren
Empty
- Leerlauf
Idle
- Leerzeichen
Space
- Leergewicht
Curb weight
- Soufflee
soufflé
- ausleeren
To empty
- Defilee
Parade, march-past
- Vanilleeis
Vanilla ice cream
- Azalee
An azalea is a flowering plant from the heath family.
- Dublee
Rolled gold plate
- Galeerensklave
Galley slave
- Kleeblatt
Cloverleaf
- Galeere
Galley
- luftleer
Evacuated, vacuum
- menschenleer
Deserted means that a place or space contains no or very few people.
- Klee
Clover
- Kleeblättchen
Cloverleaf
- Deppenleerzeichen
Unnecessary space
- Allee
Avenue
Example sentences with “Lee”
Wir segelten im Lee der Insel. (We sailed in the lee of the island.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'Lee' a masculine or neuter noun in German?
The word 'Lee' is a neuter noun (das Lee) in German, typically used in nautical contexts to describe the side sheltered from the wind.