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 | ||