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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Headway \Head"way`\ (-w[^u]rk`), n.
     1. The progress made by a ship in motion; hence, progress or
        success of any kind.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Arch.) Clear space under an arch, girder, and the like,
        sufficient to allow of easy passing underneath; clearance;
        headroom.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Headway \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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  headway
       n 1: vertical space available to allow easy passage under
            something [syn: headroom, clearance]
       2: forward movement; "the ship made little headway against the
          gale" [syn: head]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  headway
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 πρόοδος
     2 κίνηση προς τα μπρος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  headway
     n.
     1 movement ahead or forward.
     2 (lb en nautical) forward motion, or its rate.
     3 (lb en countable transport) 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.
     4 (lb en uncountable figuratively) progress toward a goal.
     5 (lb en countable) The clearance beneath an object, such as an arch,
  ceiling or bridge; headroom.
     6 (lb en coal-mining) A cross-heading.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  headway
     n.
     1 movement ahead or forward.
     2 (lb en nautical) forward motion, or its rate.
     3 (lb en countable transport) 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.
     4 (lb en uncountable figuratively) progress toward a goal.
     5 (lb en countable) The clearance beneath an object, such as an arch,
  ceiling or bridge; headroom.
     6 (lb en coal-mining) A cross-heading.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  headway
     n.
     1 movement ahead or forward.
     2 (lb en nautical) forward motion, or its rate.
     3 (lb en countable transport) 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.
     4 (lb en uncountable figuratively) progress toward a goal.
     5 (lb en countable) The clearance beneath an object, such as an arch,
  ceiling or bridge; headroom.
     6 (lb en coal-mining) A cross-heading.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  headway
     n.
     1 movement ahead or forward.
     2 (lb en nautical) forward motion, or its rate.
     3 (lb en countable transport) 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.
     4 (lb en uncountable figuratively) progress toward a goal.
     5 (lb en countable) The clearance beneath an object, such as an arch,
  ceiling or bridge; headroom.
     6 (lb en coal-mining) A cross-heading.

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Headway /hˈɛdweɪ/
  التقدّم

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  headway /hˈɛdweɪ/ 
  1. просвет
  clearance beneath an object
  2. напредване, прогрес
  forward motion, or its rate
  3. прогрес
  progress toward a goal
  4. дистанция
  time or distance interval between the fronts of two vehicles

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  headway /hˈɛdweɪ/
  pokrok

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  headway /hˈɛdweɪ/
  postup vpřed

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  headway /hˈɛdweɪ/
  světlá výška

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  headway /hˈɛdweɪ/
  interval

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  headway /hˈɛdweɪ/
  vzdálenost návěstidel

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  headway /hˈɛdweɪ/
  Durchgangshöhe 
           Note: Fußgänger, Durchfahrtshöhe  [auto]
           Note: Brücke, Unterführung
     Synonym: headroom
  
           Note: bridge, unterpass

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  headway /hˈɛdweɪ/
  Fortschritt 
     Synonym: progress
  
   see: progress, technical progress, progress, make progress, make headway, onward progress, accelerated progress
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  headway /hˈɛdweɪ/
  Taktintervall , Takt , Intervall , Verkehrstakt  [transp.]
           Note: öffentliche Verkehrsmittel
        "The train headway will be reduced from 8 to 5 minutes in the peak period."  - Die Zugsintervalle werden zu den Spitzenzeiten von 8 auf 5 Minuten verkürzt.
        "The bus operates on a ten-minute headway from each station."  - Der Bus verkehrt im 10-Minuten-Takt zwischen den Haltestellen.
   see: headways
  
           Note: public transport

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  headway /hˈɛdweɪ/
  Vorwärtskommen  [transp.]
        "make little headway"  - nur langsam vorwärtskommen

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  headway /hˈɛdweɪ/
  Zugfolgeabstand , Zugsfolgeabstand  [Ös.] , Zugsfolge , Zugfolge 
           Note: Bahn
     Synonym: interval between trains
  
   see: minimum headway
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  headway /hˈɛdweɪ/
  lichtes Maß , Lichtmaß , lichte Höhe , Bauhöhe , Lichte  [constr.]  [techn.]
     Synonyms: clear height, clearance, headroom
  
   see: standard headroom, reduced headroom
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  headway /hˈɛdweɪ/
  streichender Stollen, Vortriebsstrecke [min.]
   see: along/on the strike, longitudinal, support at right angles to the face, life of face, strike face, dip heading, downcast diagonal road/gate
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  headway /hˈɛdweɪ/ 
  vuoroväli
  time or distance interval between the fronts of two vehicles

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  headway /hˈɛdweɪ/ 
  1. गति
        "ज्वार-भाटा के साथ साथ नाव"headway" कर रही है."

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  headway /hˈɛdweɪ/
  1. térköz
  2. elômenetel
  3. indítási idôköz
  4. haladás
  5. járatsûrûség
  6. belvilág
  7. belsô magasság
  8. térnyerés
  9. sebesség
  10. elôrehaladás

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  headway /ˈhedweɪ/
    make headway (make V: :headway)
   - czynić postępy

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  headway /hˈɛdweɪ/
  1. ilerleme, terakki, yol alma, ileri gitme. make headway ilerlemek .

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈhɛdˌweɪ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  65 Moby Thesaurus words for "headway":
     Great Leap Forward, 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,
     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
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 前进,航行速度,进展;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 前进,航行速度,进展

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