Hypertext Webster Gateway: "leeway"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Leeway \Lee"way`\ (l[=e]"w[=a]`), n. (Naut.)
The lateral movement of a ship to the leeward of her course;
drift.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
leeway
n 1: (of a ship or plane) sideways drift
2: a permissible difference; allowing freedom to move within
limits [syn: {allowance}, {margin}, {tolerance}]
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