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
• meadow
• savannah
• steppe
• grassland
• moor
• heath
• pampa
• savanna
• veldt
• tundra
• campo
• field
• champaign
• veld
• llano
• table
• down(s)
• flat
• upland
• lowland
• floodplain
• bottomland
• plateau
• 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
• pasturage
• range
• prairie
• yard
• steppe
• ranch
• grassland
• pampas
• station
• savanna
• savannah
• stockyard
• feedlot

Examples of lea in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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