headroom

or head room

[ hed-room, -room ]
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noun
  1. Nautical. the clear space between two decks.

  2. Also called headway.

    • clear vertical space, as between the head and sill of a doorway, the ceiling and floor of a room, or the ceiling of a vehicular passageway and a vehicle roof, as to allow passage or comfortable occupancy: over 7.5 feet of headroom in the attic;a covered bridge with limited headroom.

    • clear vertical space above one’s head, as in a vehicle or room: plenty of headroom for passengers.

Origin of headroom

1
First recorded in 1850–55; head + room

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British Dictionary definitions for headroom

headroom

headway

/ (ˈhɛdˌrʊm, -ˌruːm) /


noun
  1. the height of a bridge, room, etc; clearance

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