leeway

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun (of a ship or plane) sideways drift
  2. noun a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits

Etymology

From lee (“side away from the wind”) + way.

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