legroom

noun

leg·​room ˈleg-ˌrüm How to pronounce legroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m,
 also  ˈlāg-
: 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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The plane’s handcrafted seats are made of Italian leather, and each seat includes 6.5 feet of personal space with extended legroom and a plush ottoman. Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025 Southwest Airlines Southwest Airlines new premium seats featuring extra legroom. Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2024 On the other, reclining eats into the extremely limited legroom of the person behind you. Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2024 Copy Facebook Pinterest JetBlue plans to add a new first-class cabin, with larger seats and more legroom, to its domestic flights in the coming years. Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 20 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for legroom

Word History

First Known Use

1837, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of legroom was in 1837

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“Legroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legroom. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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