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Look up: headway

  1. headway
    [n] - forward movement
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Headway
    forward progress through the water
    Found on http://www.dinghysailinguk.co.uk/sailing

  3. headway
    The interval in distance from head to head of successive vehicles. ( Highway Capacity Manual, 65, p. 16 ) Category: Transport • the time interval between the passing of the front ends of two consecutive vehicles or trains moving along the same lane or track in the same direction Category: Transport
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  4. Headway
    Head'way` (-wā`) noun 1. The progress made by a ship in motion; hence, progress or success of any kind. 2. (Architecture) Clear space under an arch, girder, and the like, sufficient to allow of easy passing underneath.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/H/22

  5. headway
    head noun forward movement; `the ship made little headway against the gale`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  6. Headway
    The `headway` between vehicles in public transit systems is the amount of time that elapses between two vehicles passing the same point traveling in the same direction on a given route. This term is most frequently applied to rail transport, where the number of tracks is limited and signaling capabilities control the headway time. A smaller headway signifies more frequent service.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headway

  7. Headway
    • (n.) The progress made by a ship in motion; hence, progress or success of any kind. • (n.) Clear space under an arch, girder, and the like, sufficient to allow of easy passing underneath.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  8. Headway
    forward motion
    Found on http://andrews.com/kysc/terms.html

  9. HEADWAY
    The forward motion of a boat. Opposite of sternway
    Found on http://www.tcmall.com/nauticalknowhow/GL

  10. Headway
    Forward motion of boat opposite to sternway
    Found on http://www.sailinglinks.com/glossary.htm


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