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单词 leeway
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leeway

[ lee-wey ]
/ ˈliˌweɪ /
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noun

extra time, space, materials, or the like, within which to operate; margin: With ten minutes' leeway we can catch the train.
a degree of freedom of action or thought: His instructions gave us plenty of leeway.
Also called sag. Nautical. the amount or angle of the drift of a ship to leeward from its heading.
Aeronautics. the amount a plane is blown off its normal course by cross winds.

Origin of leeway

First recorded in 1660–70; lee + way1

SYNONYMS FOR leeway

2 latitude, flexibility, cushion.
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Words nearby leeway

Leeuwarden, Leeuwenhoek, leeward, Leeward Islands, lee wave, leeway, LE factor, Le Fanu, Lefkoşa, LeFort I fracture, LeFort II fracture
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British Dictionary definitions for leeway

leeway
/ (ˈliːˌweɪ) /

noun

room for free movement within limits, as in action or expenditure
sideways drift of a boat or aircraft
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