Found 2 items, similar to Lee tide.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: lee tide lee tide n : a tide that runs in the same direction as the wind is blowing; “a leeward tide is dangerous for small boats” [syn: leeward tide]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Lee tide Lee \Lee\, a. (Naut.) Of or pertaining to the part or side opposite to that against which the wind blows; -- opposed to weather; as, the lee side or lee rail of a vessel. [1913 Webster] Lee gauge. See Gauge, n. (Naut.) Lee shore, the shore on the lee side of a vessel. Lee tide, a tide running in the same direction that the wind blows. On the lee beam, directly to the leeward; in a line at right angles to the length of the vessel and to the leeward. [1913 Webster]