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Definition of Elbow room
1. Noun. Space for movement. "Hardly enough elbow room to turn around"
Specialized synonyms: Seating, Seating Area, Seating Room, Seats, Standing Room, Breathing Room, Breathing Space, Clearance, Headroom, Headway, Houseroom, Lebensraum, Living Space, Parking, Sea Room
Generic synonyms: Position, Spatial Relation
Derivative terms: Roomy
Definition of Elbow room
1. Noun. (idiomatic) Room or space in which to move or maneuver. ¹
2. Noun. (idiomatic) Freedom or leeway. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Elbow Room
Literary usage of Elbow room
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Second Visit to the United States of North America by Charles Lyell (1849)
"Want of Elbow-Room in Pine-Barrens. Jan. 9, 1846.—WHEN I had finished my geological
examination of the southern and maritime part of Georgia, near the mouth ..."
2. The States and Territories of the Great West: Including Ohio, Indiana by Jacob Ferris (1856)
"English•and French settlements contrasted — Want of elbow-room — The Yankee pioneers
... It was the want of " elbow-room." The spirit of the borderers was ..."
3. History of Congregationalism and Memorials of the Churches in Norfolk and by John Browne (1877)
"... the like : but the country was too narrow for them, and the Brethren of the
Separation desired elbow-room, for fear of interfering with one another. ..."
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