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1 leeway
1) (the drifting of a ship etc away from its true course, or the amount of this.) avdrift2) (lost time: He has a lot of leeway to make up at school after being away ill.) det som er forsømt3) (extra space, time etc allowed: Book the later flight so as to allow yourself some leeway in case you're delayed.) (ekstra) tid på seg, spilleromsubst. \/ˈliːweɪ\/1) ( sjøfart og elektronikk) avdrift2) ( hverdagslig) spillerom, pusterom, fristgive somebody plenty of leeway gi noen fritt spillerom, gi noen stor frihethave much leeway to make up ( overført) ha mye å ta igjenmake leeway drive av -
2 lee
li:(the sheltered side, away from the wind: We sat in the lee of the rock.) le- leewayleIsubst. \/liː\/le, lesideunder the lee of i le av, på lesiden av ( overført) i skjul avIIadj. \/liː\/le-, i leon the lee beam ( sjøfart) tvers i le
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leeway — ► NOUN 1) the amount of freedom to move or act that is available: we have a lot of leeway in how we do our jobs. 2) the sideways drift of a ship to leeward of the desired course. ● make up (the) leeway Cf. ↑make up the leeway … English terms dictionary
Leeway — Жанры Хардкор панк кроссовер треш Годы 1984 настоящее время Страна … Википедия
Leeway — is the lateral movement of a ship to the leeward of her course; drift. Just as a vessel s course is affected by the current of the water (set and drift), her course is also altered by wind. Vessels with greater surface area on the beam experience … Wikipedia
Leeway — Lee way (l[=e] w[=a] ), n. (Naut.) The lateral movement of a ship to the leeward of her course; drift. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Leeway — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Thrash Metal, Hardcore Punk Gründung 1984 Auflösung 1995 Neugründung … Deutsch Wikipedia
leeway — index freedom, margin (spare amount) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
leeway — 1660s, sideways drift of a ship caused by wind, from LEE (Cf. lee) + WAY (Cf. way). Figurative meaning extra space is by 1835 … Etymology dictionary
leeway — *room, berth, play, elbowroom, margin, clearance … New Dictionary of Synonyms
leeway — [n] room to move, grow elbow room*, extent, headway, latitude, margin, play, scope, space; concept 739 … New thesaurus
leeway — [lē′wā΄] n. 1. the leeward drift of a ship or aircraft from the course being steered 2. Informal a) margin of time, money, etc. b) room for freedom of action … English World dictionary
leeway — lee|way [ˈli:weı] n [U] 1.) freedom to do things in the way you want to leeway in ▪ The government does not have much leeway in foreign policy. leeway to do sth ▪ Try to give teenagers more leeway to make their own decisions. 2.) make up leeway… … Dictionary of contemporary English