leas

noun

variants or leys
plural of lea
1
as in plains
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country across the lea rolls a lonely wagon

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

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  1. plains
  2. pastures
  3. prairies
  4. steppes
Noun
  • Behind the storm, colder overnight temperatures could bring the first freeze of the season to much of Colorado's eastern plains.
    — Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Block after block of hulking data centers – both new and under construction – rise up seemingly out of nowhere from rolling plains and fields of sunflowers and sorghum.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of plains
Noun
  • Faulkner said he is fed up with Citation’s yearslong pattern of degrading his pastures.
    — Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The movement between seasonal pastures is called transhumance.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of pastures
Noun
  • In the postwar decades, humans seized ecosystems at breakneck speed—forests were felled, prairies plowed, wetlands drained.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Arbor Hills has wooded paths, open prairies, and even a creek, presenting the whole package to any outdoorsman without ever leaving the confines of the city.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of prairies
Noun
  • Today, Astana’s skyline can keep up with the best of them, with 21st-century architectural marvels made from concrete, steel, and glass cresting over the country’s endless steppes into the horizon.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The two tortoises on board were, appropriately, Russian steppes tortoises, NASA has said.
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of steppes
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