leeway
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leeway
- [ˈliːˌweɪ]
Rhymes with -iːweɪ
Where it comes from
From lee (“side away from the wind”) + way.
noun leeways
- The drift of a ship or aeroplane in a leeward direction.
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A varying degree or amount of freedom or flexibility.
I don't think we have a lot of leeway when it comes to proper formatting.
Similar: freedom, flexibility, latitude, margin, wiggle room, elbowroom
- An adverse discrepancy or variation in a cumulative process, usually in the phrase make up leeway. [...] there was plenty of opportunity to modernise in the years up to 1939, but since then the Second World War and its aftermath of expenditure rigidly controlled by Government held up any progress until at last the purse-strings were unloosed five years ago. But an enormous amount of leeway needs
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: margin, tolerance, allowance, headroom, drift, maneuver, rein, padding, room, latitude, labourer, area, fringe, manoeuvring, flexibility, lat
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noun drift of a ship or aeroplane in a leeward direction
| Español | deriva |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 風圧量 fūatsuryō, 偏流量 henryūryō |
| Português | deriva |
| Français | dérive |
| Deutsch | Abdrift |
| Italiano | scarroccio, deriva |
| Русский | дрейф drejf |
| עברית | טְרִידַת רוּחַ tridat ruakh |
noun degree or amount of freedom or flexibility
| Español | libertad, espacio, margen, tolerancia, flexibilidad, latitud |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 余地 yochi, 余裕 yoyū |
| 中文 | 余地 yúdì |
| Português | margem |
| Français | latitude, marge |
| Deutsch | Spielraum, Freiraum |
| Italiano | margine di azione |
| Русский | относи́тельная свобо́да де́йствий otnosítelʹnaja svobóda déjstvij |
Talk about this word "leeway." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/leeway. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026. leeway. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/leeway "leeway." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 5, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/leeway.Cite this
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title = {leeway},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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