noun
Meaning 1
A movement ahead or forward.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
headway
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈhɛdweɪ/
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CMU ARPABET: HH EH1 D W EY2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Forward motion, or its rate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: nautical, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
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 predetermined route.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
Progress toward a goal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
The clearance beneath an object, such as an arch, ceiling or bridge; headroom.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 6
A crossheading.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: business, mining
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 7
forward movement
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the ship made little headway against the gale
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: head
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: progress, progression, advance
noun
Meaning 8
vertical space available to allow easy passage under something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: headroom, clearance
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: room, way, elbow room
History
Etymology
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.
Across languages
Translations
38 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: просвет (prosvet) — clearance beneath an object
- German: lichte Höhe — clearance beneath an object
- Italian: luce — clearance beneath an object
- Italian: spazio — clearance beneath an object
- Italian: altezza — clearance beneath an object
- Russian: просве́т (prosvét) — clearance beneath an object
- Russian: высота́ (vysotá) — clearance beneath an object
- Turkish: kemer yüksekliği — clearance beneath an object
- Turkish: tavan yüksekliği — clearance beneath an object
- Bulgarian: напредване (napredvane) — forward motion, or its rate
- Bulgarian: прогрес (progres) — forward motion, or its rate
- German: Vorwärtsfahrt — forward motion, or its rate
- Italian: abbrivio — forward motion, or its rate
- Italian: impulso — forward motion, or its rate
- Italian: avvio — forward motion, or its rate
- Romagnol: abrìv — forward motion, or its rate
- Russian: продвиже́ние (prodvižénije) — forward motion, or its rate
- Russian: движе́ние вперёд (dvižénije vperjód) — forward motion, or its rate
- Turkish: yol alma — forward motion, or its rate
- Bulgarian: дистанция (distancija) — time or distance interval between the fronts of two vehicles
- Finnish: vuoroväli — time or distance interval between the fronts of two vehicles
- German: Takt — time or distance interval between the fronts of two vehicles
- German: Fahrzeugabstand — time or distance interval between the fronts of two vehicles
- Italian: intervallo — time or distance interval between the fronts of two vehicles
- Russian: промежу́ток (promežútok) — time or distance interval between the fronts of two vehicles
- Russian: интерва́л (intɛrvál) — time or distance interval between the fronts of two vehicles
- Russian: расстоя́ние (rasstojánije) — time or distance interval between the fronts of two vehicles
- Russian: дистанция (distancija) — time or distance interval between the fronts of two vehicles
- Turkish: kolbaşları zaman fasılası — time or distance interval between the fronts of two vehicles
- Bulgarian: прогрес (progres) — progress toward a goal
- German: Fortschritt — progress toward a goal
- Italian: progresso — progress toward a goal
- Italian: avanzamento — progress toward a goal
- Italian: evoluzione — progress toward a goal
- Russian: продвиже́ние (prodvižénije) — progress toward a goal
- Russian: прогре́сс (progréss) — progress toward a goal
- Turkish: gelişme — progress toward a goal
- Turkish: ilerleme — progress toward a goal