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 driver and front passenger have 43.7 inches of legroom — 1.9 inches greater than Nissan’s current Titan full-size pickup.
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The back doors open wide for footroom with a long, 37.4 inches of legroom.
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This thing comes with a ton of legroom for the front two seats.
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Earlier this year, Brian Kelly flew Singapore Airlines’ new first-class suite on its A380 airbus, taking off with a glass of Dom Pérignon and 50 square feet of legroom.
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The back seat, too, is reasonably roomy, with 34.5 inches of legroom, a low hump to the exhaust-transmission tunnel and a comfortable seatback angle with adequate thigh support for young adults.
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JetBlue, with two red-eye departures daily (one each to Seattle and Portland), has the most legroom (33-34 inches between seats).
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Rear passengers benefit as well, with second-row legroom increasing from 33.5 inches to 35.2.
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The right rear seat passenger could move the front passenger seat fore and aft as needed for more legroom, with buttons on the front seatback or the rear center armrest.
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First Known Use of legroom
1837
LEGROOM Defined for English Language Learners
Definition 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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