English noun: leeway | |||
1. | leeway (process) (of a ship or plane) sideways drift | ||
Broader (hypernym) | drift | ||
Domain category | aeroplane, airplane, plane, ship | ||
2. | leeway (attribute) a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits | ||
Synonyms | allowance, margin, tolerance | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disagreement, discrepancy, divergence, variance | ||