Heading

/ˈhɛdɪŋ/ · verb

Meaning

present participle and gerund of head.

Definitions by Sense

1. present participle and gerund of head
2. The title or topic of a document, article, chapter, or of a section thereof.
3. (nautical and aeronautical) The direction into which a seagoing or airborne vessel's bow is pointing (apparent heading) and/or the direction into which it is actually moving relative to the ground (true heading)
4. Material for the heads of casks, barrels, etc.
5. (mining) A gallery, drift, or adit in a mine, particularly one driving through a solid body of coal or ore; also, the end of a drift or gallery; the vein above a drift.
6. (sewing) The extension of a line ruffling above the line of stitch.
7. (masonry) The end of a stone or brick which is presented outward.
8. (flags) A strip of material at the hoist end of a flag, used for attaching the flag to its halyard.

Example Sentences

put the information under the "Advantages" heading

http://undergroundcoal.com.au/fundamentals/01_process.aspx Once access has been gained into the coal seam, workings are developed by mining a series of roadways (or headings). These roadways are tunnels largely, if not totally, within the seam, usually rectangular in shape though on occasions they may have an arched or even circular profile.

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