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Lee Tide, or Leeward Tide

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is a tide running in the same direction as the wind blows. A tide in the opposite direction is called a tide under the lee.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Ledger-lines
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