leeway

Definitions


[ˈliːweɪ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the amount of freedom to move or act that is available
(e.g: they had several months' leeway to introduce reforms)

- the sideways drift of a ship to leeward of the desired course
(e.g: the leeway is only about 2°)


Phrases:
- make up leeway

Origin:




definition by Oxford Dictionaries