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Meaning:

Noun:

  • sailing A protected cove or harbor, out of the wind.
  • sailing The side of the ship away from the wind.

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Proper noun:

  • Any of various place names, including a river in England, and a river in Co. Cork, Ireland.
  • female|from=surnames popular in conjoined names such as ''Lee Ann'' or ''Mary Lee''.
  • male|from=surnames derived from the surname, or a nickname for names such as Leo and Leroy
  • A=An|English from=Middle English|dot= for someone who lived near a [[meadow (the Anglo-Saxon for meadow being ley or leag).
  • from=Chinese|dot= of Chinese origin, a variant of Li (See: ?).

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