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leeway (n.)
[leeway 词源字典]
1660s, sideways drift of a ship caused by wind, from
lee
+
way
(n.). Figurative meaning "extra space" is by 1835.
[leeway etymology, leeway origin, 英语词源]
[leeway 词源字典]