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 Definitions of headway  [ˈhɛdˌweɪ]  

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Definition of 'headway' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) headway
forward movement; progress in a forward direction.

2.  headway
progress in general:
to make headway in a career.

3.  headway
the time interval or distance between two vehicles or vessels traveling in the same direction over the same route.

Etymology:  (1700–10; head+way1)

Definition of 'headway' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) headroom, headway, clearance
vertical space available to allow easy passage under something

2. (noun) headway, head
forward movement
"the ship made little headway against the gale"


Definition of 'headway' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) headway
make headway
to progress toward a goal
We've made some headway this year.


Definition of 'headway' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) headway
the progress made by a ship in motion; hence, progress or success of any kind

2. (noun) headway
clear space under an arch, girder, and the like, sufficient to allow of easy passing underneath



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