ley

American  

[ley] / leɪ /

noun

1. a pewter containing about 80 percent tin and 20 percent lead.

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ley British  

/ liː, leɪ /

noun

1. arable land put down to grass; grassland or pastureland

2. Also called: ley line.  a line joining two prominent points in the landscape, thought to be the line of a prehistoric track

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Etymology

Origin of ley

Aphetic variant of obsolete aley alloy

Example Sentences

Both Stonehenge and Glastonbury supposedly lie on ley lines — mystical energy connections across the U.K.

From Seattle Times

Some of these connections were identified by Nisbet, who asserted that Lamb sits on a confluence of ley lines - supposed paths of energy linking sites of historical significance.

From BBC

The Newark Earthworks, about 40 minutes east of Columbus, have also drawn attention for supposedly being built along ley lines — invisible gridlines that channel “earth energies.”

From Washington Post

The Spanish government initially consulted groups representing the workers as it drew up the new law, known as “ley rider.”

From Seattle Times

He viewed the Masons’ imprint on the design of Washington’s landscape as arranged along “ley lines” — the supposedly ancient practice of aligning landmarks — in ways that accentuate the Earth’s magnetic field.

From Washington Post