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HEADWAY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Forward movement

Example:

the ship made little headway against the gale

Synonyms:

head; headway

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("headway" is a kind of...):

advance; progress; progression (a movement forward)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Vertical space available to allow easy passage under something

Synonyms:

clearance; headroom; headway

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("headway" is a kind of...):

elbow room; room; way (space for movement)

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