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headway

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noun
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As a noun, headway means movement ahead or forward.

Meanings of headway

7 meanings

noun

  1. Movement ahead or forward.

  2. nauticalForward motion, or its rate.

  3. transportThe 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. figurativelyProgress toward a goal.

  5. The clearance beneath an object, such as an arch, ceiling or bridge; headroom.

  6. coal-miningA cross-heading.

  7. Vertical space available to allow easy passage under something

    Similar: headroom, clearance

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: vertical space available to allow easy passage under some…
headroomclearance
noun: forward movement
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