Definition of legroom
: space in which to extend the legs while seated
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Examples of legroom in a Sentence
I need a car with more legroom.
airplane seats that offer little legroom
Recent Examples of legroom from the Web
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Airlines shouldn't be charging you extra for a reasonable amount of legroom.
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Airlines shouldn’t be charging you extra for a reasonable amount of legroom.
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For example, Wow Air charges extra fees for everything from seat assignments ($9.99 to $50.99, depending on legroom) to bottles of water ($2.50).
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Cruz has tried to reduce costs by cutting legroom, charging for meals on short-haul flights and outsourcing IT functions to firms outside the U.K.
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Dao was flying coach, where customer discontent has simmered for years as passengers in upper classes enjoy better meals, more legroom and other perks.
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Front passengers had 38.8 inches of headroom and 42.2 inches of legroom, while rear outboard passengers had 37.3/35.7 inches.
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There’s 38.2 inches of legroom, more if the passenger seat is empty and scooted up.
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1837
First Known Use of legroom
1837
LEGROOM Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of legroom for English Language Learners
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: space in which you can extend your legs when you are sitting
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