elbowroom

[ el-boh-room, -room ]

noun

1. ample room; space in which to move freely.
2. scope; opportunity:

   a job with elbowroom.

elbowroom

/ -ˌrʊm; ˈɛlbəʊˌruːm /

noun

1. sufficient scope to move or function

Word History and Origins

Origin of elbowroom¹

First recorded in 1530–40; elbow + room

Example Sentences

A State of unbounded plains and hills and Badlands—elbowroom.

From Project Gutenberg

For the newspaper fellows they rigged up elbowroom accommodations of bench and table against the base of the judges' kiosk.

From Project Gutenberg

Tellsons wanted not elbowroom, Tellsons wanted no light, Tellsons wanted no embellishment.

From Project Gutenberg

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