lee
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Because of the south-easterly wind direction, places like Aultbea lie in the lee of the Cairngorm mountains.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2026
The winds developed as a strong low pressure zone intensified in the lee of Rocky Mountains.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 31, 2021
“I’m absolutely convinced that the tragedy was the result of wind and snow deposition, and the fact that they pitched camp in the lee of a ridge,” Wilkinson adds.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 28, 2021
“The holloway is absence,” Macfarlane explains; “a wood-way worn away by buried feet. … Walking, running, hiding man, huddled in the lee of a tree.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2020
“Justin. Nicodemus. The lee of the stone,” repeated Mrs. Frisby.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
Aged 3-4 years on the lees, this opulent sparkler from a venerable Champagne house comes in an elegant flagon-shaped bottle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
Muscadet mirrors the marina freshness of oysters while adding the light richness of lees contact making a harmonious pairing.
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2023
The cava brut designation means it was aged a minimum of nine months on the lees.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 8, 2022
In Austria, three tiers of quality — Klassik, Reserve, and Große Reserve — regulate region of origin, alcohol level, winemaking methods, and lees aging with increasing strictness.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2022
“Now,” cried the man, and he aimed a furious swipe at Lancelot’s lees.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
