English > elbow room: 1 sense > noun 1, quantity| Meaning | Space for movement. |
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| Example | "hardly enough elbow room to turn around" |
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| Synonyms | room, way |
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| Narrower | breathing room, breathing space | sufficient room for easy breathing or movement |
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| headroom, headway, clearance | Vertical space available to allow easy passage under something |
| houseroom | Space for accommodation in a house |
| living space, lebensraum | Space sought for occupation by a nation whose population is expanding |
| parking | Space in which vehicles can be parked |
| sea room | Space for maneuver at sea |
| seating, seats, seating room, seating area | An area that includes places where several people can sit |
| standing room | room for passengers or spectators to stand |
| Broader | position, spatial relation | The spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated |
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| Spanish | espacio, sitio |
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| Catalan | espai |
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