Dictionary

elbow room en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (uncountable) Room (space) in which to move or maneuver.
   • There wasn't that much elbow room in the aircraft.
2. (figuratively, uncountable) Freedom or leeway.
   • The employees really don't have much elbow room in which to explore new ideas.

Forms

Coordinates

breathing room · yardroom · headroom · legroom · footroom

Hypernyms

volume · space · room

Relateds

jostle

Translations (41)

nb alburom (room or space in which to move or maneuver) · fr marge de manœuvre (freedom or leeway) · de Bewegungsfreiheit (freedom or leeway) · ja 余地 (room or space in which to move or maneuver) · ja 余裕 (room or space in which to move or maneuver) · pl swoboda (freedom or leeway) · nn olbogerom (freedom or leeway) · de Ellbogenfreiheit (room or space in which to move or maneuver) · nb alburom (freedom or leeway) · fr liberté d'action (freedom or leeway) · sv svängrum (room or space in which to move or maneuver) · nb albuerom (room or space in which to move or maneuver) · sv svängrum (freedom or leeway) · it libertà di manovra (freedom or leeway) · cmn 自由度 (freedom or leeway) · hu mozgástér (freedom or leeway) · fr place (room or space in which to move or maneuver) · ru ме́сто (room or space in which to move or maneuver) · fr espace (room or space in which to move or maneuver) · da albuerum (freedom or leeway) · nb albuerom (freedom or leeway) · ja 自由裁量 (freedom or leeway) · fi tila (freedom or leeway) · ja 余地 (freedom or leeway) · sv utrymme (room or space in which to move or maneuver) · cmn 空間 /空间 (room or space in which to move or maneuver) · pl przestrzeń (room or space in which to move or maneuver) · hu mozgástér (room or space in which to move or maneuver) · fi kyynärpäätila (room or space in which to move or maneuver) · da albuerum (room or space in which to move or maneuver) · it libertà di manovra (room or space in which to move or maneuver) · ko elbow room (freedom or leeway) · cmn 退路 (freedom or leeway) · sv spelrum (freedom or leeway) · de Spielraum (freedom or leeway) · sv armbågsrum (room or space in which to move or maneuver) · nn olbogerom (room or space in which to move or maneuver) · ru просто́р (freedom or leeway) · de Ellbogenfreiheit (freedom or leeway) · pl miejsce (room or space in which to move or maneuver) · cmn 餘地 /余地 (freedom or leeway)