leeway

lee·way  (lw)

n.

1. The drift of a ship or an aircraft to leeward of the course being steered.

2. A margin of freedom or variation, as of activity, time, or expenditure; latitude. See Synonyms at room.

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leeway [ˈliːˌweɪ]

n

1. room for free movement within limits, as in action or expenditure

2. (Engineering / Aeronautics) sideways drift of a boat or aircraft

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	leeway - (of a ship or plane) sideways drift aeroplane, airplane, plane - an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane" ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight drift - the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)
	2.	leeway - a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits allowance, tolerance, margin discrepancy, disagreement, divergence, variance - a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions; "a growing divergence of opinion"

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leeway

noun room, play, space, margin, scope, latitude, elbowroom Schoolteachers rarely have leeway to teach the way they want.

Translations

leeway [ˈliːweɪ] N (Naut) → deriva f (fig) (= scope) → libertad f de acción
that doesn't give me much leeway (= scope) → eso no me deja mucha libertad de acción; (= time to spare) → eso no me deja mucho margen de tiempo

leeway [ˈliːweɪ] n

(= freedom to act) to have some leeway → avoir une certaine liberté d'action

to make up leeway → rattraper son retard

leeway

n

(Naut) → Abtrift f, → Leeweg m

(fig: = flexibility) → Spielraum m; (in a decision) → Freiheit f; (= time lost) → Zeitverlust m; he has given them too much leeway → er hat ihnen zu viel Freiheit or Spielraum gelassen; to make up the leeway → den Zeitverlust aufholen; there’s a lot of leeway to make up → es gibt viel nachzuarbeiten, ein großer Rückstand muss aufgeholt werden

leeway [ˈliːˌweɪ] n (Naut) → deriva (fig) → margine m
they gave him a great deal of leeway → gli hanno lasciato ampia libertà di azione