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head-on
- /ˈhɛd ˌɒn/ UK
- /ˈhɛd ˌɔn/ British, Scotland, Southern
- /ˈhed ˌɔn/ Australia
- /ˈhed ˌɒn/ New Zealand
- [ˈhe̝d ˌɔ̟n] ~ [ˈhɪd ˌɔ̟n] New Zealand
- /ˈhɛd ˌɑn/ Northern US, cot caught merger
- /ˈhɛd ˌɔn/
adjective head on
- Direct, abrupt, blunt or unequivocal; not prevaricating; uncompromising a head-on approach to a problem
- Of a collision, from the front or in the direction of motion. Getting into a head-on collision is dangerous.
adverb head on
- With the front of a vehicle. Wave direction and frequency (period) are two factors that influence the effect of waves on a moored ship. Whether the ship responds by surging, swaying or yawing will depend on whether the waves are striking the moored vessel head-on, beam-on or quartering, the frequency of the waves and the manner
- With direct confrontation. During the day conditions worsened quickly—for example, a 2-6-0 on the Uckfield line suddenly encountered flood water high enough to enter its ashpan and extinguish its fire—until lock gates up-river at Barcombe gave way and a tidal wave rolled down the valley meeting head-on a spring tide rolling u
noun head-ons · head on
- A collision from the front. He was injured in a head-on with a larger vehicle.
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adj direct, abrupt
| Italiano | di petto |
|---|---|
| Русский | прямолине́йный prjamolinéjnyj |
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@misc{head_on_2026,
title = {head-on},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/head-on},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
