English-Thai Dictionary

leeway

N ระยะ เบี่ยงเบน  ra-ya-biang-ban

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LEEWAY

n.The lateral movement of a ship to the leeward of her course, or the angle which the line of her way makes with her keel, when she is close-hauled.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LEEWAY

LEEWAY Lee "way `, n. (Naut. )

 

Defn: The lateral movement of a ship to the leeward of her course; drift.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

leeway

lee way |ˈlēˌwā ˈliˌweɪ | ▶noun 1 the amount of freedom to move or act that is available: the government had several months' leeway to introduce reforms. • margin of safety: there is little leeway if anything goes wrong. 2 the sideways drift of a ship or an aircraft to leeward of the desired course: the leeway is only about 2 °.

 

Oxford Dictionary

leeway

lee ¦way |ˈliːweɪ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the amount of freedom to move or act that is available: the government had greater leeway to introduce reforms. • margin of safety: there is little leeway if anything goes wrong. 2 the sideways drift of a ship to leeward of the desired course: the leeway is only about 2 °. PHRASES make up ( the ) leeway Brit. struggle out of a bad position, especially by recovering lost time.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

leeway

leeway noun enforcement officials now have more leeway in prosecuting offenders: freedom, scope, latitude, space, room, liberty, flexibility, license, free hand, free rein.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

leeway

leeway noun this has left the police with some leeway to interpret the law for themselves: freedom, scope, room to manoeuvre, latitude, elbow room, slack, space, room, liberty, room to spare, room to operate, scope for initiative, freedom of action, freedom from restriction, a free hand, flexibility, independence, licence, self-determination, free rein, free play, unrestrictedness, indulgence, margin, play, give, laxity, leisure; French carte blanche. ANTONYMS constraint, restriction.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

leeway

l é e w à y 名詞 複 ～s 1 U 〘海 〙風圧 ; 〘空 〙偏流 〘船 飛行機が風下へ押し流されること 〙; C 風圧差 ▸ have leeway (風下に )余地がある 2 U C ｟英 ｠(時間 仕事などの )遅れ ▸ make up leeway 遅れを取り戻す, 苦境を脱する 3 U C «…する » 自由 (裁量 ) «to do » ; (時間 空間 金などの )余裕 .