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headroom

or head room

[ hed-room, -roo m ]
/ ˈhɛdˌrum, -ˌrʊm /
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noun

Nautical. the clear space between two decks.
Also called headway.
  1. 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.
  2. clear vertical space above one’s head, as in a vehicle or room: plenty of headroom for passengers.
Audio. dynamic headroom.

RELATED WORDS

slot, arena, capacity, zone, area, spot, field, location, territory, distance, clearance, expanse, breadth, omission, headway, compass, sphere, leeway, blank, stretch

Nearby words

headrail, headreach, headrest, headrig, headright, headroom, heads, heads or tails, heads up, heads will roll, heads-up

Origin of headroom

First recorded in 1850–55; head + room
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British Dictionary definitions for headroom

headroom

headway

/ (ˈhɛdˌrʊm, -ˌruːm) /

noun

the height of a bridge, room, etc; clearance
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Word Origin and History for headroom

headroom

n.

"space above the head," 1851, from head (n.) + room (n.).

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