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Headway vs Runway - What's the difference?

headway | runway |

As nouns the difference between headway and runway

is that headway is movement ahead or forward while runway is an airstrip, a (usually) paved section on which planes land or take off.

headway

English

Noun

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

    * make headway

    See also

    * seaway

    runway

    English

    (wikipedia runway)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • an airstrip, a (usually) paved section on which planes land or take off
  • a narrow platform extending from a stage on which people walk, especially used by models in fashion shows
  • the usual path taken by deer or other wild animals, i.e. from the forest to the stream
  • a stream bed
  • Synonyms

    * (platform for fashion shows): catwalk

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