headroom

noun/ˈhɛdruːm/

Frequency rank: #18,210 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

the space or clearance between the top of something and the surface above it.

Illustration for the English word “headroom”

Example sentence

The tall truck could not pass through the tunnel because there was not enough headroom for it to fit safely.

Synonyms & related words

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