lee

1. by the lee Nautical so that the wind is blowing on the wrong side of the sail

2. under the lee Nautical towards the lee

3. Nautical on, at, or towards the side or part away from the wind

Lee

1. Ang . born 1954, Taiwanese film director; his films include Sense and Sensibility (1995), The Ice Storm (1997), and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

2. Bruce, original name Lee Yuen Kam. 1940--73, US film actor and kung fu expert who starred in such films as Enter the Dragon (1973)

3. Gypsy Rose, original name Rose Louise Hovick. 1914--70, US striptease and burlesque artiste, who appeared in the Ziegfeld Follies (1936) and in films

4. Laurie . 1914--97, British poet and writer, best known for the autobiographical Cider with Rosie (1959)

5. Richard Henry. 1732--94, American Revolutionary statesman, who moved the resolution in favour of American independence (1776)

6. Robert E(dward). 1807--70, American general; commander-in- chief of the Confederate armies in the Civil War

7. Spike, real name Shelton Jackson Lee. born 1957, US film director: his films include She's Gotta Have It (1985), Malcolm X (1992), and 25th Hour (2002)

8. T(sung)-D(ao) . born 1926, US physicist, born in China. With Yang he disproved the principle that that parity is always conserved and shared the Nobel prize for physics in 1957

Lee

a river in SW Republic of Ireland, flowing east into Cork Harbour. Length: about 80 km (50 miles)

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lee

[lē]

(science and technology)

The side of an object, such as an island or a ship, away from the direction in which the wind is coming, and sheltered from wind or waves.

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In Lee's last public communication on New Year's Eve, Chairman and CEO Mary Junck wrote in her annual letter to shareholders that the Street was not properly valuing the stock of Lee, which she said had outperformed industry peers.

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Lee's father was Lighthorse Harry Lee, George Washington's intrepid cavalry commander who, fighting with Francis Marion, "The Swamp Fox," drove the British from South Carolina.

Warrior and gentleman's gentleman: despite being a battle-hardened general, Robert E. Lee never lost his most admirable trait: his devotion to God, friends, duty, and honor

The just-about universal hosannas that greeted Lee's performance in Mary Poppins are not only a tribute to him--they're also an indication of how much we miss his kind of performing.

From cruise ships to musicals, Gavin Lee puts his best foot forward

It has been a long fight for Lee, the 34-year-old CEO and founder, to establish credibility with his clients and gain their confidence.

A matter of perception: TCL Financial overcomes prejudice to gain new clients

When he assumed command of the Army of Northern Virginia in 1862, Lee put together a team of very capable field generals with different talents.

Learning program management on the battlefield at Gettysburg

When flat, "the bilayer is like a cross, and the drug is in the middle [square]," says Lee. The drug-carrying polymer also contains an adhesive so that the hydrogel structures will stick to the mucus covering the intestinal tissue.

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To settle the debate, scientists will need to look at more species under more conditions, Lee says.

A change in leaf color

Choi YJ, Jang WJ, Ryn JS, Lee SH, Park KH, Pail HS, et al.

Japanese spotted fever, South Korea

As with a Lee roundhouse kick, the post-political point seems to have been made with grace and power.

Mostar's little dragon: how Bruce Lee became a symbol of peace in the Balkans

Born in 1904 in Butte, Montana, Rose Hum Lee was a part of the rising population of second-generation Chinese Americans who came of age during the 1920s.

Fitting in space: Rose Hum Lee's negotiation of assimilation and citizenship in America