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Webster 1913 Edition


Headway

Head′wayˊ

(-wûrkˊ)
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Noun.
1.
The progress made by a ship in motion; hence, progress or success of any kind.
2.
(Arch.)
Clear space under an arch, girder, and the like, sufficient to allow of easy passing underneath; clearance; headroom.

Webster 1828 Edition


Headway

HEADWAY

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Noun.
hed'way. The motion of an advancing ship. A ship makes headway, when she advances, as from a state of rest.

Definition 2024


headway

headway

English

Noun

headway (countable and uncountable, plural headways)

  1. Movement ahead or forward.
  2. (nautical) Forward motion, or its rate.
  3. (countable, transport) The interval of time or distance between the fronts of two vehicles (e.g. buses) moving in succession in the same direction, especially along the same pre-determined route.
  4. (uncountable, figuratively) Progress toward a goal.
  5. (countable) The clearance beneath an object, such as an arch, ceiling or bridge; headroom.
  6. (coal-mining) A cross-heading.

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