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Definition of "headway" []

  • Forward movement or the rate of forward movement, especially of a ship. (noun)
  • Progress toward a goal. (noun)
  • The clear vertical space beneath a ceiling or archway; clearance. (noun)
  • The distance in time or space that separates two vehicles traveling the same route. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "headway" in a sentence
  • "Actually, while it seems counterintuitive, frequent headway is critical to changing behavior on a more permanent basis."
  • "So, in fact, any American gays serving in the U.S. military, knowing what would happen to them if our side lost, would be more loyal, more patriotic and more mission-focused, because while some headway is being made against homophobia in the United States, none is occurring in many of these backward Islamic religious fundamentalist ultra-orthodox societies, where gays are treated even more horribly than women even tend to be."
  • "More photos and interactive graphics Mr. Serra's loss of headway is the result of a renewed emphasis in the election on Brazil's economic boom and the consequent popularity of departing two-term President Luiz In á cio Lula da Silva, who picked Ms. Rousseff to succeed him as the leftist Workers Party candidate."