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leeway Definition


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leeway
noun
    1. Scope for freedom of movement or action.
      Thesaurus: play, room, scope, space, latitude.
    2. naut.
      A ship's drift sideways, away from its true course.
Idiom: make up leeway
    To make up for lost progress or time.


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