headway
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6.7
- noun
- /ˈhɛdˌweɪ/
- Specialized
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altura libre
- It would run on a 15 (preferably) or 20-minute headway throughout the day and degrade to 30 minutes after 9:00 or so.
Examples
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Because to meet mandated headways, the transit system will be forced to do something that gives streetcars a clear advantage over buses, but is politically much harder to do.
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I'll ride the streetcar from Capitol Hill to Chinatown even if it takes a couple of minutes longer than the 9 & 60, and I'll be glad for the even 10-minute headways and full-time service.
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Also, the faster the train goes, the less capacity the line has in people per hour, as the headways between trains get larger as the speeds get higher.
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It's doomed to long trips, long headways, poor-to-nonexistent evening and weekend service.
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I loved it when MARTA operated trains on ten-minute headways.
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If the headways for the streetcar are comparable to the SLUT, then it's every 10 minutes during peak and 15 minutes otherwise.
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Raising the sales tax to 0.9% would likely allow the smaller service area to return to previous levels of service, with most routes on 30-minute headways and operating until late at night.
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The 140 is never crushloaded, even though Metro only runs 30 buses on it at 15-minute headways.
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The firefighter ensured there was enough headway between the ceiling and the ladder to work safely.
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When installing the new sign, they checked if there was sufficient headway for people to pass underneath.
Synonyms
9
3.0
The height under something that lets people or vehicles pass
2
4.6
The space above your head in a room or car that lets you stand comfortably
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Headway comes from the simple parts head and way and was once used to mean the 'space for the head'. So it now names the vertical clearance under a bridge or in a tunnel that lets a vehicle pass safely.