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headway

head·way

UK/ˈhɛdweɪ/ US/ˈhɛˌdweɪ/ uncommon

noun

1.
2.

forward movement

  • “the ship made little headway against the gale”
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Origin

Partly from Middle English hauedwei, from Old English hēafodweġ (“head-road, main-road”); partly as a shortening of ahead-way, the source of the nautical sense. By surface analysis, head + way.

Phrases

  • make headway

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