HEAD-ON


Meaning of HEAD-ON in English

adjective [ only before noun ]

1.

in which the front part of one vehicle hits the front part of another vehicle :

a head-on crash / collision

2.

in which people express strong views and deal with sth in a direct way :

There was a head-on confrontation between management and unions.

►  ˌhead-ˈon adverb :

The cars crashed head-on .

We hit the tree head-on.

to tackle a problem head-on (= without trying to avoid it)

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.