headroom
noun
head·room
| \ ˈhed-ˌrüm
, -ˌru̇m\
, -ˌru̇m\
Definition of headroom
: vertical space in which to stand, sit, or move
Examples of headroom in a Sentence
He's looking for a car with a lot of headroom.
Recent Examples on the Web
With a standard panoramic sunroof, there are nearly 42 inches of front headroom and 40.4 inches in back with almost 43 inches of regal legroom. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Rolls-Royce Cullinan SUV: a royal rite of passage," 2 Aug. 2019 At present there is some £27bn ($34bn, or 1.2% of GDP) of fiscal headroom, which would have allowed Mr Hammond to give the economy a one-off boost in the event of a slowdown. — The Economist, "Britain’s Tories used to relish fiscal discipline. No longer," 27 July 2019 The Maxfield 4 has all the basics of a good group-backpacking tent: a roomy 44 inches of peak headroom, 53 square inches of floor space, and an 18-square-inch vestibule. — Will Egensteiner, Outside Online, "Our Favorite Camping Gear at Summer Outdoor Retailer," 19 June 2019 The interior is comfortable, and normal-sized adults in the back seat won't have any reason to hold a grudge, even with the panoramic moonroof reducing the amount of headroom available. — Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, "Good drive, good value: The Jeep Compass Latitude reviewed," 29 Nov. 2018 The driver area is smartly designed as an intuitive command center with a tall 40 inches of front headroom. — Mark Maynard, sandiegouniontribune.com, "2018 Kia Niro PHEV: The future of plug-and-play," 13 July 2018 And there is so much headroom to improve things in government right now. — Recode Staff, Recode, "Full transcript: Matt Cutts of the U.S. Digital Service on Recode Decode," 12 July 2018 The idea is to get some headroom so the boys would not be reliant on scuba apparatus for a long stretch and could keep their heads above water. — Author: Tassanee Vejpongsa, Kaweewit Kaewjimda, Anchorage Daily News, "Thai diver dies in effort to rescue boys soccer team from cave," 6 July 2018 The idea is to get some headroom so the boys would not be reliant on scuba apparatus for a long stretch and could keep their heads above water. — Fox News, "Thais fight water and oxygen levels in cave as diver dies," 6 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'headroom.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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headroom
noun
English Language Learners Definition of headroom
: the space between the top of your head and a ceiling or roof when you are standing or sitting
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