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Definition headway

Etymology

Partly from Middle English hauedwei, from Old English h?afodwe? (“head-road, main-road”), equivalent to head +‎ way; partly as a shortening of ahead-way, the source of the nautical sense.

Noun

headway (countable and uncountable, plural headways)

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

Results 67 Words with the letters HEADWAY

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9 letter words with the letters HEADWAY ↑
HIDEAWAYS 17
8 letter words with the letters HEADWAY ↑
HEADWAYS 16
HIDEAWAY 16
7 letter words with the letters HEADWAY ↑
HEADWAY 15
5 letter words with the letters HEADWAY ↑
AAHED 8
AHEAD 8
HAWED 11
HAYED 10
HEADY 10
YAWED 11
4 letter words with the letters HEADWAY ↑
AHED 7
AWAY 9
AWED 8
AYAH 8
DEWY 10
HADE 7
HAED 7
HEAD 7
WADE 8
WADY 10
WHEY 11
YEAH 8
3 letter words with the letters HEADWAY ↑
AAH 5
AHA 5
AWA 6
AWE 6
AYE 5
DAH 6
DAW 7
DAY 6
DEW 7
DEY 6
DYE 6
EDH 6
HAD 6
HAE 5
HAW 8
HAY 7
HEW 8
HEY 7
WAD 7
WAE 6
WAY 8
WED 7
WHA 8
WHY 10
WYE 8
YAH 7
YAW 8
YEA 5
YEH 7
YEW 8
2 letter words with the letters HEADWAY ↑
AA 2
AD 3
AE 2
AH 4
AW 5
AY 4
DA 3
DE 3
ED 3
EH 4
HA 4
HE 4
WE 5
YA 4
YE 4

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