Difference between Headway and Headroom

What is the difference between Headway and Headroom?

Headway as a noun is forward motion, or its rate. while Headroom as a noun is the vertical clearance above someone's head, as in a tunnel, doorway etc

Headway

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Forward motion, or its rate. 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. Progress toward a goal. The clearance beneath an arch, ceiling or bridge; headroom.

Headroom

Part of speech: noun

Definition: the vertical clearance above someone's head, as in a tunnel, doorway etcthe ability of a system to reproduce loud sounds free of distortion; dynamic headroom

We hope you now know whether to use Headway or Headroom in your sentence.

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