leeway

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A varying degree or amount of freedom or flexibility; margin, latitude, elbowroom

Within an expression that is not FP-strict, some leeway is granted for an implementation to use an extended exponent range to represent intermediate results;.

An adverse discrepancy or variation in a cumulative process, usually in make up leeway
The drift of a ship or airplane in a leeward direction
{n} the direction of a course to leeward
The amount of freedom that someone has to make their own decisions or to take action
The sliding to leeward that a boat suffers when sailing into or across the wind
The sideways movement of a boat away from the wind, usually unwanted Keels and other devices help prevent a boat from having excessive leeway
(of a ship or plane) sideways drift
Leeway is the freedom that someone has to take the action they want to or to change their plans. Rarely do schoolteachers have leeway to teach classes the way they want
– The sideways, usually unwanted movement of a boat caused by either wind or current
The sideways movement of the boat caused by either wind or current
Sidewise movement of a vessel through the water, caused by wind or current
a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
{i} space, time to maneuver; additional money (time, etc.); sideways motion, drifting to the side (Nautical, Aeronautics)
The lateral movement of a ship to the leeward of her course; drift
To slip sideways downwind while moving forward
The lateral movement of a ship to leeward of her course, estimated from the angle formed between the line of the ship's keel and the line which the ship actually describes through the water, as shown by her wake
The amount a boat is carried sideways by the wind's force or current
Leeward motion of boat
The drifting of a vessel to leeward of her steered course, caused by the force of the wind acting on her hull, etc
make up the leeway
(deyim) Reach a satisfactory position after a period when you did not make enough progress
make up the leeway
(deyim) 1. Reach a satisfactory position after a period when you did not make enough progress2. Struggle out of a bad position, especially by recovering lost time
make up leeway
catch up, overtake, reduce the distance between
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