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ˈheadroom
†1. Sc. = headland 1. Obs.
1572in Peebles Burgh Rec. (1872) 337 It is statute..that the haill inhabitantis..euery ane to big their awne heid⁓roome betuix the Tolbuth to Peblis brig. c1575Balfour's Practicks 439 All landis..In Scotland's partis, has merchis thre; Heid-roume, water, and monthis bord..Heid-roume is to the hill direct, Fra the haugh callit in effect.
2. Room above the head; overhead space. Also fig.
1851J. S. Macaulay Field Fortif. 190 The frames..should be set..perpendicular to the slope; more head-room is thus obtained. 1876Encycl. Brit. IV. 267/2 Sufficient light, and headroom of at least 48 inches, being provided. 1902Eng. Dial. Dict. s.v. Head sb. II, Head⁓room, of ceilings, staircases, etc.: sufficient height over⁓head. 1908Installation News II. 68/1 Arrangements are being made to provide 15 feet headroom. 1933Punch 18 Oct. 421/1 In the two-decker Underground trains..the upper deck would have less than six feet of head-room. 1958Economist 20 Dec. 1103/2 Greater ‘headroom’ to make..increases in passenger fares..was the main object of the application by the Transport Commission. 1960Farmer & Stockbreeder 15 Mar. 157, 14 ft. clear headroom. |