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headroom
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
headroom
(noun)
headroom
/
ˈ
hɛdˌruːm/
noun
headroom
/
ˈ
hɛdˌruːm/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of HEADROOM
[
noncount
]
:
the space between the top of your head and a ceiling or roof when you are standing or sitting
There isn't much
headroom
in the basement. [=the ceiling is low in the basement]
He's looking for a car with a lot of
headroom
.
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