10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNDER THE LEE»
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under the lee in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
American Dictionary of
the English Language: Exhibiting
the ...
Dan. la.] Literally, a calm or sheltered place, a place defended from the wind ;
hence, that part of the hemisphere towards which the wind blows, as opposed to
that from which it proceeds.— Under the lee denotes, properly, in the part
defended ...
Noah Webster, John Walker, 1830
2
The London encyclopaedia: or, Universal dictionary of ...
Deeming some island, oft, as seamen tell, With fixed anchor in his scaly rind,
Moors by his side under the lee, while night Invests the sea. Milton. If we, in the
bay of Biscay, had had a port under our lee, that we might have kept our
transporting ...
3
The Complete Dictionary of Arts and Sciences
This expression however is only used in a (hip, when the wind crosses the line of
her course at a greater or less angle ; and hence Under the Lee implies farther to
lee-ward, or farther from that part of the horizon from which the wind bloweth, ...
Temple H. Croker, Thomas Williams, Samuel Clarke, 1765
4
The London encyclopaedia, or, Universal dictionary of ...
Deeming some island, oft, as seamen tell, With fixed anchor in his scaly rind,
Moors by his side under the lee, while night Invests the sea. ' Milton. If we, in the
bay of Biscay, had had a port under our lee, that we might have kept our
transporting ...
Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington), 1839
5
London encyclopaedia; or, Universal dictionary of science, ...
Him, haply slumb'ring on the Norway foam, The pilot of some small night-
foundered skiff, Deeming some island, oft, as seamen tell, With fixed anchor in
his scaly rind, Moors by his side under the lee, while night Invests the sea. Milton.
If we, in ...
6
Assesing
the Lee Teng-hui Legacy
As a result, the growth experience under the Lee administration shows nothing
that is inconsistent with the stylized fact observed in other advanced economies.
Unemployment Rate Real GDP measures the aggregate economic activities of
the ...
Bruce J. Dickson Linda Chao
7
Universal Technological Dictionary, Or Familiar Explanation ...
LEE (Man) a term used differently at sea, either for that part the wind blows upon,
or more generally for that part which is opposite to the wind. Under the lee
signifies farther from that part of the horizon from which the wind blows, as, “
Under the ...
8
Wordsworth Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
The shore under the lee of a ship, or that towards which the wind blows. Lee side.
See Leeward. Lee tide. A tide running in the same direction as the wind blows ; if
in the opposite direction it is called a tide under the lee. Take care of the lee ...
Ebenezer Cobham Brewer, 2001
9
Lapstone: Or,
The Sailor Turned Shoemaker
Difference between being on a lee shore and under the lee of the shore. "Ah! yes,
" replied Lapstone, "but that means the ship's lee, and not the shore's lee. If a
shore is to the leeward of a ship, the ship is of course to the windward of the land.
10
Vernon, Or, Conversations about Old Times in England
Difference between being on a Ice shore and under the lee of the shore. "Ah! yes,
" replied Lapstone, "but that means the ship's lee, and not the shore's lee. If a
shore is to the leeward of a ship, the ship is of course to the windward of the land.
