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Separated in the storm from the rest of the flotilla, the Wager rounded Cape Horn at last but caught on a lee shore in another gale as its captain tumbled through a hatch, an accident that left a fractured bone protruding from his armpit.
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Carl Hoffman, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2023
The Constitution was on a lee shore; neither the sun nor the stars could be seen for many days, and the roar of the breakers sounded in the ears of all men.
—Henry W. (henry Washington) Hilliard, Harper's magazine, 16 Sep. 2019
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Carl Hoffman, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2023
The Constitution was on a lee shore; neither the sun nor the stars could be seen for many days, and the roar of the breakers sounded in the ears of all men.
—Henry W. (henry Washington) Hilliard, Harper's magazine, 16 Sep. 2019
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“Lee shore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lee%20shore. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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