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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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The back seats offer a lot of headroom and legroom — for a Mini.
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My Golf had excellent visibility, a smooth, quiet ride, and plenty of space for five passengers (though the middle rear seat legroom was somewhat compromised) and cargo (or lots of cargo without passengers).
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But the planes are new, the legroom is passable (about the same as Alaska Air's coach seat pitch).
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Tall people can sit behind a tall driver and still have an embarrassment of legroom.
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Especially since, soon, British Airway's legroom will be smaller than Ryanair's—for those in coach, that is.
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Too bad the back seat lacks the legroom of most rivals.
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Airlines have also been criticized lately for finding clever ways to raise prices, experimenting with reduced legroom and struggling with massive delays caused by computer outages.
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Leaning back triggers a domino effect of more leaning, an act that deprives other passengers of legroom and leaves the guy in the last row with practically zero personal space.
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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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