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leeway definition

lee·way (lē′wā′)

noun

  1. the leeward drift of a ship or aircraft from the course being steered
  2. Informal
    1. margin of time, money, etc.
    2. room for freedom of action

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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