Synonyms of lea

lea

noun

ˈlē 

variants or ley

1

as in prairie

a broad area of level or rolling treeless country

across the lea rolls a lonely wagon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prairie
• plain
• steppe
• grassland
• pampa
• meadow
• savanna
• moor
• heath
• veld
• tundra
• campo
• champaign
• llano
• field
• down(s)
• lowland
• plateau
• upland
• flat
• floodplain
• bottomland
• table
• tableland
• bottom

2

as in pasture

open land over which livestock may roam and feed

the cattle were free to range over the lea

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pasture
• ranch
• yard
• prairie
• pasturage
• range
• grassland
• steppe
• station
• pampas
• savanna
• stockyard
• feedlot

Example Sentences

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