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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Elbowroom

/ĕl'-bōrˌ-o͞omˌ/ · El·bow·room · IPA /ˈɛlbˌoʊrˌuːm/
01 n. Room to extend the elbows on each side; ample room for motion or action; free scope.
  1. 1.
    Room to extend the elbows on each side; ample room for motion or action; free scope.
    “Then came a stretch of grass and a little more elbowroom.” — W. G. Norris.