Leeway — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(of a ship or plane) sideways drift

a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈiːweɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈiːweɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈiːweɪ/

2 syllables Say it as /lˈiːweɪ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tolerance allowance margin

Word Forms

allow

verb

allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Spielraum

(eines Schiffes oder Flugzeugs) Seitwärtsdrift

🇫🇷French

marge de manœuvre

(d'un navire ou d'un avion) dérive latérale

🇪🇸Spanish

libertad de acción

(de un barco o avión) deriva lateral

🇮🇹Italian

margine di manovra

(di una nave o di un aereo) deriva laterale

🇳🇱Dutch

speelruimte

(van een schip of vliegtuig) zijwaartse drift

🇵🇹Portuguese

margem de manobra

(de um navio ou avião) deriva lateralmente

🇷🇺Russian

свобода действий

(корабля или самолета) снос вбок

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हवा की ओर

(जहाज या विमान का) बग़ल में बहाव

🇧🇩Bengali

leaway

(একটি জাহাজ বা বিমানের) পাশের দিকে প্রবাহিত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

விடுப்பு

(ஒரு கப்பல் அல்லது விமானத்தின்) பக்கவாட்டாக சறுக்கல்

🇮🇳Telugu

వెసులుబాటు

(ఓడ లేదా విమానం) పక్కకి డ్రిఫ్ట్

🇮🇳Marathi

सुटका

(जहाज किंवा विमानाचे) बाजूने वाहून जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

છૂટ

(વહાણ અથવા વિમાનનું) બાજુમાં ડ્રિફ્ટ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಿಡುವು

(ಹಡಗು ಅಥವಾ ವಿಮಾನದ) ಪಕ್ಕಕ್ಕೆ ಡ್ರಿಫ್ಟ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇളവ്

(ഒരു കപ്പലിൻ്റെയോ വിമാനത്തിൻ്റെയോ) വശത്തേക്ക് ഒഴുകുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਛੋਟ

(ਜਹਾਜ਼ ਜਾਂ ਜਹਾਜ਼ ਦਾ) ਪਾਸੇ ਵੱਲ ਵਹਿਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

چھٹی

(جہاز یا ہوائی جہاز کا) ایک طرف بڑھنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

余地

（船或飞机的）侧向漂移

🇯🇵Japanese

余裕

（船または飛行機の）横方向の漂流

🇰🇷Korean

여지

(배나 비행기가) 옆으로 표류하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự chậm trễ

(của một con tàu hoặc máy bay) trôi dạt sang một bên

🇹🇭Thai

ความคล่องตัว

(ของเรือหรือเครื่องบิน) การลอยไปด้านข้าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kelonggaran

(dari kapal atau pesawat) melayang ke samping

🇵🇭Filipino

luwag

(ng barko o eroplano) patagilid na naaanod

🇲🇾Malay

kelonggaran

(daripada kapal atau kapal terbang) hanyut ke tepi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الفسحة

(السفينة أو الطائرة) الانجراف جانبا

🇮🇷Persian

آزادی عمل

(از یک کشتی یا هواپیما) رانش جانبی

🇹🇷Turkish

hareket alanı

(gemi veya uçağın) yana doğru sürüklenmesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

מֶרחַב תִמרוּן

(של ספינה או מטוס) סחיפה הצידה

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