headway
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) Movement ahead or forward.
- (countable, uncountable) Forward motion, or its rate.
- (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.
- (figuratively, uncountable) Progress toward a goal.
- (countable) The clearance beneath an object, such as an arch, ceiling or bridge; headroom.
- (countable, uncountable) A crossheading.
Synonyms
forward movement
clear height
forward travel
Translations
progreso
avanzamento
yol alma
vooruitgang
Vorwärtsfahrt Bauhöhe
chefFrequency
Etymology
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.
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