lea

/li/
/leɪ/
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Other forms: leas

Definitions of lea
  1. noun
    a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
    synonyms: grazing land, ley, pasture, pastureland
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    types:
    common land, commons
    a pasture subject to common use
    cow pasture
    a pasture for cows
    type of:
    grassland
    land where grass or grasslike vegetation grows and is the dominant form of plant life
  2. noun
    a unit of length of thread or yarn
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    type of:
    linear measure, linear unit
    a unit of measurement of length
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/li/
UK
/leɪ/
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