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What does leeway mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word leeway? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. The drift of a ship or airplane in a leeward direction.
  2. A varying degree or amount of freedom or flexibility; margin, latitude, elbowroom.
  3. (Britain) An adverse discrepancy or variation in a cumulative process, usually in the phrase make up leeway.
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And they're pushing for greater leeway in launching cyberattacks against computers illegally transmitting copyrighted files.
Playing against the wind now, the Bulldogs faced a ferocious assault by the visitors, determined to make up the leeway.
Of course he was given a lot more leeway now that he had proven himself the golden goose of Columbia.
In other respects the Bill states the law broadly, leaving considerable leeway to prosecutors.
The Danehill Dancer filly quickly made up the leeway under Michael Hills to challenge with two of the seven furlongs to go.
It happened that the author was also given some leeway with respect to the creative details.

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