lee shore

L l

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [lee shawr, shohr]
- /li ʃɔr, ʃoʊr/
- /liː ʃɔːr/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lee shawr, shohr]
- /li ʃɔr, ʃoʊr/

Definitions of lee shore words

noun lee shore a shore toward which the wind blows. 1
idioms lee shore on a lee shore, in difficulty or danger. 1
noun lee shore the shore on the lee side of a ship; shore toward which the wind is blowing and driving a ship 0

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Origin of lee shore

First appearance:

before 1570

One of the 33% oldest English words

First recorded in 1570-80

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Parts of speech for Lee shore

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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lee shore popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

lee shore usage trend in Literature

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