leeway

[หˆliหหŒweษช]

IPA: /L IY1 W EY0/

noun
  1. 1

    The drift of a ship or airplane in a leeward direction.

  2. 2

    A varying degree or amount of freedom or flexibility; margin, latitude, elbowroom.

    โ€œI don't think we have a lot of leeway when it comes to proper formatting.โ€

  3. 3

    An adverse discrepancy or variation in a cumulative process, usually in the phrase make up leeway.

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