leeway
[หliหหweษช]IPA: /L IY1 W EY0/
noun
- 1
The drift of a ship or airplane in a leeward direction.
- 2
A varying degree or amount of freedom or flexibility; margin, latitude, elbowroom.
โI don't think we have a lot of leeway when it comes to proper formatting.โ
- 3
An adverse discrepancy or variation in a cumulative process, usually in the phrase make up leeway.
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