Associations to the word «Headway»

Wiktionary

HEADWAY, noun. Movement ahead or forward.
HEADWAY, noun. (nautical) Forward motion, or its rate.
HEADWAY, noun. (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.
HEADWAY, noun. (uncountable) (figuratively) Progress toward a goal.
HEADWAY, noun. (countable) The clearance beneath an object, such as an arch, ceiling or bridge; headroom.
HEADWAY, noun. (coal-mining) A cross-heading.

Dictionary definition

HEADWAY, noun. Vertical space available to allow easy passage under something.
HEADWAY, noun. Forward movement; "the ship made little headway against the gale".

Wise words

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin