headway

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (countable, uncountable) Movement ahead or forward.
2. (countable, uncountable) Forward motion, or its rate.
3. (countable) 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. (figuratively, uncountable) Progress toward a goal.
5. (countable) The clearance beneath an object, such as an arch, ceiling or bridge; headroom.
6. (countable, uncountable) A crossheading.

Sinonieme

progress

advance

headroom

clearance

forward movement

head

progression

proficiency

propagation

prosperity

push

development

dynamic headroom

clear height

forward travel

advancement

improvement

increase

passage

proceeding

procession

Vertalings

progreso

avanzamento

Fortschritt

progresso

ilerleme

yol alma

terakki

abbrivo

vooruitgang

Vorwärtsfahrt

avance

Bauhöhe

chef

avancement

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: hauedwei

Geërf van Old English: hēafodweġ

In summary

Partly from Middle English hauedwei, from Old English hēafodweġ (“head-road, main-road”); partly as a shortening of ahead-way, the source of the nautical sense. By surface analysis, head + way.