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headway

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headway
1. motion in a forward direction
2. the distance or time between consecutive trains, buses, etc., on the same route
headway [′hed‚wā]
(mining engineering)
cross heading
(navigation)
Motion in a forward direction.
headroom, headway
1. The clear vertical space (as from floor to ceiling), esp. the height which is available for passage.
2. In the stage-house of a theater, the clear height over the gridiron.
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It is only indispensable with an inveterate running whale; its grand fact and feature is the wonderful distance to which the long lance is accurately darted from a violently rocking, jerking boat, under extreme headway.
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
The boat lost headway, and, as we lifted on a huge surge, toppled and fell into the trough.
The Sea Wolf by London, Jack View in context
I explained our predicament, and stated that with what screening force remained I should continue in the air, making as rapid headway toward St.
The Lost Continent by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
 
 
 
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