HEAD-ON


Meaning of HEAD-ON in English

I. ˈhed-ˈȯn, -ˈän adverb

Date: 1840

1. : with the head or front making the initial contact

the cars collided head-on

2. : in direct opposition, confrontation, or contradiction

met the problem head-on

II. adjective

Date: 1903

1. : having the front facing in the direction of initial contact or line of sight

a head-on collision

2. : frontal 2b

a head-on confrontation

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.