lee shore

a shore toward which the wind blows.

on a lee shore, in difficulty or danger.

Origin of lee shore

First recorded in 1570–80

ledgy, ledoux, ledyard, lee, lee gauge, lee shore, lee tide, lee, robert e., leeboard, leech, leech line

Now you lubberly sons of swabs have got me on a lee-shore with all anchors draggin!

Cursed |George Allan England
In passing through the Bay of Gibraltar, he met with very bad weather under a lee-shore.

Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) |Anonymous
A man cannot paint a storm with the vessel under bare poles on a lee-shore.

Life of Lord Byron, Vol. III |Thomas Moore
They skirted a lee-shore and had to beat up to windward again and again to clear themselves.

The Harbor Master |Theodore Goodridge Roberts

Never did poor mariners on a lee-shore more earnestly long for the dawning light than we did now.

In the Andamans and Nicobars |C. Boden Kloss