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Headway

Headway Meaning & Definition
Headway Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Headway?

[n] forward movement; "the ship made little headway against the gale"
[n] vertical space available to allow easy passage under something

Synonyms | Synonyms for Headway: clearance | head | headroom

Related Terms | Find terms related to Headway: advance | advancement | advancing | amelioration | amendment | anabasis | ascent | bettering | betterment | boost | career | course | driftway | enhancement | enrichment | eugenics | euthenics | forward motion | forwardal | forwarding | furtherance | furthering | gain ground | get ahead | get going | go | go ahead | go-ahead | Great Leap Forward | improvement | leeway | lift | make headway | march | melioration | mend | mending | move forward | ongoing | onward course | passage | pickup | preferment | proceed | proficiency | progress | progression | progressiveness | promotion | recovery | restoration | revival | rise | rolling | rolling on | steerageway | sternway | travel | upbeat | uplift | upping | upswing | uptrend | upward mobility | way

See Also | advance | elbow room | progress | progression | room | way

Headway In Webster's Dictionary

\Head"way`\, n. 1. The progress made by a ship in motion; hence, progress or success of any kind. 2. (Arch.) Clear space under an arch, girder, and the like, sufficient to allow of easy passing underneath.

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