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legroom

/ˈlɛɡɹuːm/

legroom noun: space to stretch the legs while seated.

Noun

legroom (uncountable)

  1. Space to stretch the legs while seated.
    • The lack of legroom on international flights can be a health hazard as blood clots can form from not being able to move around.
    • Highlighted benefits include high quality seating, more legroom, more luggage space and a fixed buffet with kitchen providing a range of catering.2019 October, “South Wales open access bid”, in Modern Railways, page 15
  2. (figuratively) Freedom to move or grow.
    • These guidelines provided some more legroom to the pro-religious groups without seriously offending liberals' concerns.2003, Amitai Etzioni, My Brother's Keeper: A Memoir and a Message

legroom meaning in Tamil and Bengali

legroom in Tamil

அமர்வோர் கால் வைக்கும் இடைவெளி

legroom in Bengali

নড়াচড়া, বিকাশের স্বাধীনতা

Forms of legroom

alternative formleg room

Origin of legroom

From leg + room.

Questions about legroom

What does legroom mean?
Legroom means space to stretch the legs while seated.
What is legroom in Tamil?
Legroom in Tamil is அமர்வோர் கால் வைக்கும் இடைவெளி. See Legroom meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is legroom?
Legroom is a noun.
How do you pronounce legroom?
Legroom is pronounced /ˈlɛɡɹuːm/.

Words near legroom in the dictionary

  1. legrandite
  2. Legrands
  3. Legree
  4. Legrees
  5. Legrix
  6. legroom
  7. legrope
  8. legropes
  9. Legros
  10. Legroses
  11. legs

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Adapted from Wiktionary: legroom (page history and authors); legroom (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); legroom (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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