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
  • Radical Change Several decades ago, in the dry prairies of eastern Washington, Pamela Soltis and Douglas Soltis began tracking a polyploidy event.
    — Carrie Arnold Contributing, Quanta Magazine, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The mission includes prairies, plains, and mountains, where helicopters need to fly over remote areas at any time of day.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of prairie
Noun
  • In the Rocky Mountains, years of extreme heat and drought have baked the landscape, drying up streams that feed the Colorado River and desiccating pastures where cattle graze.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The missing child was found at a church near the pasture after the incident, police said.
    — Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of pasture
Noun
  • The mission includes prairies, plains, and mountains, where helicopters need to fly over remote areas at any time of day.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Pleasure-seekers would travel by train to open prairies and plains to watch decommissioned locomotives crash into each other.
    — Caitlín Doherty, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of plain
Noun
  • Filmed over four days at a ranch in Canada, the series puts exes, rivals, friends and familiar faces under one roof for high-stakes competition.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The show was filmed over four days at a luxury ranch in Canada and follows the launch of the Unwell Winter Games in March.
    — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of ranch
Noun
  • Akiyama landed back on Earth on December 10, 1990, touching down on the steppe of Kazakhstan with cosmonauts Gennadi Manakov and Gennady Strekalov on board Soyuz TM-10.
    — Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Kim, Ryzhikov and Zubritsky returned to Earth in December, touching down in their Soyuz on the steppe of Kazakhstan .
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of steppe
Noun
  • Watts was in thick rough off the tee and had 130 yards left for his third shot.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Hejny accounted for 253 total yards and threw five touchdowns in a double-digit win over Wyoming.
    — Antonio Morales, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of yard
Noun
  • Set in British Columbia’s Thompson Valley, the city is surrounded by rolling hills, rivers, and grasslands—a noticeable change from the coastal forests seen earlier in the day.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Today, the 558,000-acre reserve works to rehabilitate forests, grasslands, streams, and former mining areas while restoring native wildlife.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Aug. 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 8 Sep. 2026.

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