- leeway
- leeway [lē′wā΄]n.1. the leeward drift of a ship or aircraft from the course being steered2. Informala) margin of time, money, etc.b) room for freedom of action
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.
leeway — ► NOUN 1) the amount of freedom to move or act that is available: we have a lot of leeway in how we do our jobs. 2) the sideways drift of a ship to leeward of the desired course. ● make up (the) leeway Cf. ↑make up the leeway … English terms dictionary
Leeway — Жанры Хардкор панк кроссовер треш Годы 1984 настоящее время Страна … Википедия
Leeway — is the lateral movement of a ship to the leeward of her course; drift. Just as a vessel s course is affected by the current of the water (set and drift), her course is also altered by wind. Vessels with greater surface area on the beam experience … Wikipedia
Leeway — Lee way (l[=e] w[=a] ), n. (Naut.) The lateral movement of a ship to the leeward of her course; drift. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Leeway — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Thrash Metal, Hardcore Punk Gründung 1984 Auflösung 1995 Neugründung … Deutsch Wikipedia
leeway — index freedom, margin (spare amount) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
leeway — 1660s, sideways drift of a ship caused by wind, from LEE (Cf. lee) + WAY (Cf. way). Figurative meaning extra space is by 1835 … Etymology dictionary
leeway — *room, berth, play, elbowroom, margin, clearance … New Dictionary of Synonyms
leeway — [n] room to move, grow elbow room*, extent, headway, latitude, margin, play, scope, space; concept 739 … New thesaurus
leeway — lee|way [ˈli:weı] n [U] 1.) freedom to do things in the way you want to leeway in ▪ The government does not have much leeway in foreign policy. leeway to do sth ▪ Try to give teenagers more leeway to make their own decisions. 2.) make up leeway… … Dictionary of contemporary English