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legroom

American

[leg-room, -room] / ˈlɛgˌrum, -ˌrʊm /

noun

space sufficient for keeping one's legs in a comfortable position, as in an automobile.

legroom British

/ ˈlɛɡˌruːm /

noun

room to move one's legs comfortably, as in a car

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of legroom

First recorded in 1925–30; leg + room

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legroom

American Airlines plans to install screens at every seat as part of a cabin overhaul that includes adding more rows in first class and extra legroom in narrow-body planes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

It started charging baggage fees last year, and extra legroom and assigned-seating options went live in January.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026

Since last year, it has added baggage fees and ended a half-century of open seating, charging more for extra legroom and preferred locations.

From Barron's ● May 8, 2026

Of course you snicker — her character hasn’t gone past the first-class curtain since everyone onboard got served a hot meal and plenty of legroom.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026

This left me with about as much legroom as a one-man submarine, but I didn’t mind.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

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