Definitions for leeway

leeway lee·way

Spelling: [lee-wey]
IPA: /ˈliˌweɪ/

Leeway is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 59 anagrams from letters in leeway (aeelwy).

Definitions for leeway

noun

  1. extra time, space, materials, or the like, within which to operate; margin:
  2. a degree of freedom of action or thought:
  3. Also called sag. Nautical. the amount or angle of the drift of a ship to leeward from its heading.
  4. Aeronautics. the amount a plane is blown off its normal course by cross winds.

Origin of leeway

First recorded in 1660-70; lee1 + way1

Examples for leeway

The results could be a gravely weakened Rouhani, stripped of the leeway in talks that he currently enjoys.

And the United States, in particular, gives its elected officials a tremendous amount of leeway and influence, if they want it.

The plan of the scale is such as to warrant this amount of leeway.

Charter schools have leeway over their calendar, curriculum, and who they hire and fire.

leeway on the starboard tack is the same as westerly Variation.

Once let them see you mean to give them any leeway, and they are only content with a revolution.

Federal judges are afforded a great deal of leeway by the legal system due to the difficulty of removing them from office.

Now that the world is set, it gives us some leeway to have fun with the story and characters.

He gives it leeway as usual; he's used to passing it close because there's plenty of water.

"She's makin' leeway the best I can do," came back from Skipper Zeb.

Word Value for leeway
Scrable

12

Words with friends

12

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