: space in which to extend the legs while seated
Examples of legroom in a Sentence
I need a car with more legroom.
airplane seats that offer little legroom
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Cabins will be mostly economy, although some seats will have extra legroom and cost more.
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Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2025
Changes coming to Southwest Southwest, which has long set itself apart from competitors by not assigning seats, plans to change that policy and introduce extra legroom seating this year.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
The carriages have expanded legroom when compared with the current models, which are 20 years old.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Advertisement Spectators will have 4 to 6 inches more legroom, and the sections will contain about half as many seats from one side to the other.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
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Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2025
Changes coming to Southwest Southwest, which has long set itself apart from competitors by not assigning seats, plans to change that policy and introduce extra legroom seating this year.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
The carriages have expanded legroom when compared with the current models, which are 20 years old.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Advertisement Spectators will have 4 to 6 inches more legroom, and the sections will contain about half as many seats from one side to the other.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Legroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legroom. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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