Leeway

What do we mean by leeway?

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

A margin of freedom or variation, as of activity, time, or expenditure; latitude. synonym: room. noun

The lateral movement of a ship to the leeward of her course, or the angle formed between the line of the ship's keel and the line which she actually describes through the water; the deviation from her true course which a vessel makes by drifting to leeward. noun

Hence Loss of progress in general; a falling behind; retrogression: as, to be making leeway financially. noun

The lateral movement of a ship to the leeward of her course; drift. noun

The drift of a ship or airplane in a leeward direction. noun

A varying degree or amount of freedom or flexibility; margin, latitude, elbowroom. noun

An adverse discrepancy or variation in a cumulative process, usually in make up leeway. noun

A permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits noun

(of a ship or plane) sideways drift noun

The drift of a ship or airplane in a leeward direction.

A varying degree or amount of freedom or flexibility; margin, latitude, elbowroom.

An adverse discrepancy or variation in a cumulative process, usually in the phrase make up leeway.

Words that are spelled similarly to leeway:
leeway.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word leeway:
downwind, divergence, drift, thrash, drifting, violate, twins, determining, seize, sailing, currents, choosing, hardcore, toll, sail, thompson, errors, vector, bailey, editing, object, decisions, destroy, circumstances, interpretation, angle, fit, judges, search, implementation, component, allen, artistic, ruling, freedom, develop, depending, foundation, allowing, rescue, wind, relative, components, regarding, allows, rules, objects.

Words that rhyme with leeway:
day, away, way, lay, play, bay, say, resume, grey, pay, convey, gray, relay, array, cache, survey, ray, sway, slay, display, dismay, may, stay, delay, holiday, fray, re, gay, cliche, waylay, dossier, buffet, cafe, essay, fiance, gourmet, everyday, allay, prey, clay, fillet, inlay, decay, k, fey, overlay, melee, gainsay, betray, stray, ok, quay, dna, underway, valet, portray, spray, sobriquet, weigh, entree, soiree, pray, asea, passe, yea, sunday, they, bouquet, protege, okay, yay, jay, astray, lei, latte, halfway, gateway, ballet, heyday, tray, friday, hay, obey, j, bray, anyway, x-ray, disarray, lingerie, railway, nay, mainstay, today, repay, sachet, splay, usa, birthday, vertebrae, hey.

Adjectives that are often used to describe leeway:
more, considerable, much, little, greater, great, enough, less, certain, sufficient, wide, substantial, ample, broad, financial, significant, additional, greatest, maximum, enormous, tremendous, extra, reasonable, necessary, creative, limited, excessive, administrative, interpretive, adequate, discretionary, slight, tax, wider, generous, widest, unlimited, budgetary, fiscal, minute, immense, interpretative, operational, litde, informal, scant, hour, broader, permissible.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective leeway:
communities, group.

Consonant match to leeway:
loewi, lao were, law we, law were, lea were, lee way, lee we, lee wei, lee were, leigh were, lew were, li we, li wei, li were, lo we, lo were, lou were, low we, low were, lowe were, lu were.

Words that sound like leeway:
leeway, liwa, alleyway, lawa, looie, leija, lijo, loewi, lehigh, lehi, lisa, leo, leah, latte, lia, levy, levi, lina, lima, lena, liza, lila, leila, leno, lilo, leto, lino, lio, leena, lita, layaway, lela, lito, leavy, long way, lini, leela, lemo, leana, lema, lipa, flyway, limi, liya, leigha, lesa, leni, laneway, liva, leasy, leesa, levie, levey, liao, lisi, lelo, leany, leea, lay away, alloway, leavey, liora, laissez, lemay, leechee, lichi, laet, lii, leiu, liou, lely, liesa, laia, leiva, leamy, leilah, leachy, liso, lamay, lihue, lici, leja, liisa, lifeway, levay, liti, loja, fly way, lashway, lecce, lhea, leawood, layia, lieto, li li, low wage, lujo, leally, li-lo, li na.