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lea

noun

ˈlē How to pronounce lea (audio)
variants or ley
Definition of leanext
1
as in prairie
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country across the lea rolls a lonely wagon

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2
as in pasture
open land over which livestock may roam and feed the cattle were free to range over the lea

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Recent Examples of lea Plus, its scent evokes the heralding of springtime, with a fresh aroma of light rain on a grassy lea. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026 Women make up 13% of the Sierra Leone parliament, 13% of the cabinet, and 19% of local government lea, according to Massaquoi. — Faustine Ngila, Quartz, 1 Feb. 2023 That score came after Ohio State extended its lea to 38 points on a 32-yard touchdown catch by Emeka Egbuka earlier in the fourth quarter. — Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2022 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 The most obvious first step would be to see if there actually is a lea threshold that varies between cells. — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 10 Feb. 2012
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lea
  1. prairie
  2. pasture
  3. plain
  4. ranch
  5. steppe
  6. yard
  7. grassland
  8. pampa
Noun
  • On Sunday, the American pope celebrated Mass before some 150,000 people — many in wheelchairs — on the prairie next to Lourdes’ main basilica.
    — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
  • On Sunday, the American pope celebrated Mass before some 150,000 people — many in wheelchairs — on the prairie next to Lourdes' main basilica.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of prairie
Noun
  • Beyond the formal gardens, the estate opens into a mix of farmland, pasture, and woodland.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2026
  • To see them — from an appropriate distance, of course — visit the Windmill and West Traps pastures.
    — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of pasture
Noun
  • The plains were a far smoother ride, and both our joints and the Jeep’s suspension settled down to coast over kilometres of unbroken grassland.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Animals started tracking across the plain, their eyes glinting in the flashlights Cordova and Heimann swept back and forth.
    — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of plain
Noun
  • Rancher Curtis Schroder, 57, and his son Derek lead heifers toward a transport truck on the Schroder family ranch in Walsh, Colorado on May 9, 2026.
    — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
  • But even an aesthete who has traded ranch work for design can’t resist reaching for his roots.
    — Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of ranch
Noun
  • Four hundred pages of instructions and a sample were sent to a plant in Stepnogorsk, a town on the Kazakh steppe.
    — Chang Che, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The two tortoises on board were, appropriately, Russian steppes tortoises, NASA has said.
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of steppe
Noun
  • Leading 7-3 at halftime, Wheaton Warrenville South (4-2) scored on its first two drives of the second half to go up 21-3 on Rogers’ 6-yard pass to Blake Ittersagen and a 15-yard run by Malaki Thomas.
    — Mike McGraw, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The Trojans have yielded 10 yards per pass attempt this season and now could be without starter Alex Graham, who’s listed as questionable.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of yard
Noun
  • Today, the property remains framed by mature specimen plantings, a sweeping grassland meadow, walking paths, and the historic Piping Rock—a geological landmark tied to local Native American lore.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2026
  • More than 85% of the world’s wetlands are gone, according to researchers, and North America has already lost more than half its grasslands.
    — Story Hinckley, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of grassland
Noun
  • Hundreds, thousands of solar panels are distributed like macropixels among ravines, pampas, slopes, and wherever there’s room for them.
    — Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026
  • Participants travel by horseback to South American landscapes few people ever reach, from vast valleys and sweeping pampas to ancient lenga forests and high plateaus populated with condors.
    — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 6 June 2026
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“Lea.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lea. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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