headroom

noun

head·​room ˈhed-ˌrüm How to pronounce headroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
: vertical space in which to stand, sit, or move

Examples of headroom in a Sentence

He's looking for a car with a lot of headroom.
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The company's fan-on-a-chip tech can deliver airflow in extremely tight spaces like the guts of your phone with just 1 mm of headroom. Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 27 June 2025 So going into the Israel-Iran conflict, there was headroom for the price to inch up without causing consumer panic. Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 24 June 2025 Although adoption of stablecoins for cross-border payments has grown significantly, there is still very significant headroom to grow. Daniel Webber, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025 It's accessed by a barn-style sliding door and, thanks to the home's single floor layout, has ample headroom to stand up and move around. Adam Williams june 13, New Atlas, 13 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for headroom

Word History

First Known Use

1762, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of headroom was in 1762

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“Headroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headroom. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.

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