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Noun: leeway  'lee,wey
  1. A permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
    "The project deadline had some leeway built in for unexpected delays";
    - allowance, margin, tolerance
     
  2. (of a ship or plane) sideways drift
    "The strong crosswinds caused significant leeway for the small aircraft"

Derived forms: leeways

Type of: disagreement, discrepancy, divergence, drift, variance

Encyclopedia: Leeway