Heading

Quick meaning: Heading is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of head.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of head.

More Meanings

1. The title or topic of a document, article, chapter, or of a section thereof.
2. Material for the heads of casks, barrels, etc.
3. (sewing) The extension of a line ruffling above the line of stitch.
4. (masonry) The end of a stone or brick which is presented outward.
5. (flags) A strip of material at the hoist end of a flag, used for attaching the flag to its halyard.
6. (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)
7. (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.

Example Sentences

put the information under the "Advantages" heading

Word Forms

• headings

Synonyms for heading

Depending on context, synonyms include roadway, head, drift, bearing, gallery, aim.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include gallery, bearing, aim, drift, subheading, caption.

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