in the lee of

奥の細道（translated by Dorothy Britton）で那古浦を訪ねた時の話に覚えたい単語が出て来ました。
"'Tis about twelve miles along the beach from here," the man said, "in the lee of yonder hill. But there be but few houses there, and only fisherman's shacks at that. You'll find no one to give you a night's lodging."
"lee" もフォードと同様に大文字で始まる "Peggy Lee" とか "Robert E. Lee" の人名しか知りませんでした。
上に出てきた "in the lee of" の "lee" は何でしょう？　辞書を見ます。
・Collins Dictionary: .a sheltered part or side; the side away from the direction from which the wind is blowing: Shelter from south through to north winds is available in the lee of Moon Point.
・Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary: the side (as of a ship) or area that is sheltered from the wind: the lee of the ship
・American Heritage Dictionary: An area sheltered from the wind: in the lee of the boulder.