Before revision: In seamanship, a lee shore, sometimes also called a leeward ( or, more commonly, ) or ward shore, is a stretch of shoreline that is to the lee side of a vessel—meaning the wind is blowing towards it.
After revision: A lee shore, sometimes also called a leeward ( or, more commonly, ) is a stretch of shoreline that is to the lee side of a vessel—meaning the wind is blowing towards it.