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The drift of a ship or aeroplane in a leeward direction. / A varying degree or amount of freedom or flexibility.

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leeway

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Source Word

leeway

IPA(Pronunciation)

countable uncountable Britain

Japanese Meaning

船や航空機が風下方向へ流される現象 / 自由度や柔軟性の余地、裁量の幅

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A sudden gust created such leeway that the yacht was pushed dangerously close to the rocks.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

突然の突風による風下への漂流で、ヨットは危険なほど岩に近づいてしまった。

Sense（1）

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

Sense（2）

A varying degree or amount of freedom or flexibility.

I don't think we have a lot of leeway when it comes to proper formatting.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

Sense（3）

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

… there was plenty of opportunity to modernise in the years up to 1939, but since then the Second World War and its aftermath of expenditure rigidly controlled by Government held up any progress until at last the purse-strings were unloosed five years ago. But an enormous amount of leeway needs to be made up.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

leeways

（ plural ）

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