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headway
head·way H0104800 (hĕd′wā′)n.1. Forward movement or the rate of forward movement, especially of a ship.2. Progress toward a goal.3. The clear vertical space beneath a ceiling or archway; clearance.4. The distance in time or space that separates two vehicles traveling the same route.headway (ˈhɛdˌweɪ) n1. (Nautical Terms) motion in a forward direction: the vessel made no headway. 2. progress or rate of progress: he made no headway with the problem. 3. another name for headroom4. (Railways) the distance or time between consecutive trains, buses, etc, on the same routehead•way1 (ˈhɛdˌweɪ)
n. 1. forward movement; progress in a forward direction. 2. progress in general: to make headway in a career. 3. the time interval or distance between two vehicles or vessels traveling in the same direction over the same route. [1700–10; (a) head + way1] head•way2 (ˈhɛdˌweɪ)
n. headroom (def. 2). [1700–10; head + way1] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | headway - vertical space available to allow easy passage under somethingheadroom, clearanceelbow room, room, way - space for movement; "room to pass"; "make way for"; "hardly enough elbow room to turn around" | | 2. | headway - forward movement; "the ship made little headway against the gale"headadvance, progression, progress - a movement forward; "he listened for the progress of the troops" |
headway nounmake headway progress, advance, come or get on, gain ground, make inroads (into), cover ground, make strides Police were making little headway in the investigation.headwaynounForward movement:advance, advancement, furtherance, march, progress, progression.TranslationsFortschrittprogressoabbrivoavanzamentoheadway
make headwayTo make progress. After a months-long stalemate, we've finally made headway in the negotiations. I'm going to wait to take a break until I make some headway on my project.See also: headway, makemake headwayAdvance, make progress, as in We haven't made any headway with this project. This expression, first recorded in 1887, uses headway in the nautical sense of "a vessel's forward movement." See also: headway, makemake headway COMMON If you make headway, you make progress with something that you are trying to achieve. A spokesman said the two sides have made headway on some security issues. It appears that the police have made little headway in the investigation.See also: headway, makemake ˈheadway make progress, especially when this is slow or difficult: We are making little headway with the negotiations. ♢ The boat was unable to make much headway against the tide.See also: headway, makemake headway, toTo advance. This term transfers the original meaning of headway, the forward motion of a ship, to any kind of progress. Augustus Jessopp had it in Arcady for Better or Worse (1887), “Rarely, except in the open parishes, do the demagogues make headway.”See also: makeheadway
headway1. motion in a forward direction 2. the distance or time between consecutive trains, buses, etc., on the same route headway[′hed‚wā] (mining engineering) cross heading (navigation) Motion in a forward direction. headroom, headway1. The clear vertical space (as from floor to ceiling), esp. the height which is available for passage. 2. In the stage-house of a theater, the clear height over the gridiron.MedicalSeeHeadwayheadway
Synonyms for headwayphrase make headwaySynonyms- progress
- advance
- come or get on
- gain ground
- make inroads (into)
- cover ground
- make strides
Synonyms for headwaynoun forward movementSynonyms- advance
- advancement
- furtherance
- march
- progress
- progression
Synonyms for headwaynoun vertical space available to allow easy passage under somethingSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun forward movementSynonymsRelated Words- advance
- progression
- progress
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