lea
1 of 2noun
ˈlē 
ˈlā
ˈlā variants or ley
1
: grassland, pasture
2
usually ley : arable land used temporarily for hay or grazing
lea
2 of 2abbreviation
leather
Synonyms
Noun
- campo
- champaign
- down(s)
- grassland
- heath
- llano
- moor
- pampa
- plain
- prairie
- savanna
- savannah
- steppe
- tundra
- veld
- veldt
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Example Sentences
Noun across the lea rolls a lonely wagon the cattle were free to range over the lea
Recent Examples on the Web
Brian Coyne, SFChronicle.com, 11 July 2019
Noun
Named for the city’s pre-1925 moniker, the lea was spared from possible development in 2003 by local conservation group Siskiyou Land Trust. Brian Coyne, SFChronicle.com, 11 July 2019 Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English leye, from Old English lēah; akin to Old High German lōh thicket, Latin lucus grove, lux light — more at light
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
leas
noun
variants or leys
1
as in plains
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country across the lea rolls a lonely wagon Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- plains
- prairies
- meadows
- llanos
- steppes
- downs
- moors
- fields
- tundras
- heaths
- campos
- savannas
- pampas
- grasslands
- savannahs
- velds
- tables
- champaigns
- uplands
- lowlands
- veldts
- bottomlands
- flats
- plateaus
- tablelands
- bottoms
- plateaux
- floodplains
2
as in pastures
open land over which livestock may roam and feed the cattle were free to range over the lea Synonyms & Similar Words
- pastures
- ranges
- yards
- steppes
- pampas
- ranches
- prairies
- stockyards
- savannas
- pasturages
- stations
- grasslands
- feedlots
- savannahs