heading

American  

[hed-ing] / ˈhɛd ɪŋ /

noun

1. something that serves as a head, heads, top, or front.

2. a title or caption of a page, chapter, etc.

3. a section of the subject of a discourse; a main division of a topic or theme.

4. the compass direction toward which a traveler or vehicle is or should be moving; course.

5. an active underground mining excavation in the earth, as a drift or raise being or about to be driven.

6. Aeronautics. the angle between the axis from front to rear of an aircraft and some reference line, as magnetic north.

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heading British  

/ ˈhɛdɪŋ /

noun

1. a title for a page, paragraph, chapter, etc

2. a main division, as of a lecture, speech, essay, etc

3. mining

   1. a horizontal tunnel

   2. the end of such a tunnel

4. the angle between the direction of an aircraft and a specified meridian, often due north

5. the compass direction parallel to the keel of a vessel

6. the act of heading

7. anything that serves as a head

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Other Word Forms

• nonheading noun

Etymology

Origin of heading

First recorded in 1250–1300, heading is from the Middle English word hefding. See head, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Dr Hannah Harrison has been appointed as the Sarah Harding Young Women's Breast Cancer Fellow - and will be heading a new study in Harding's honour.

From BBC

Welder fabricator Wesley was heading back to his workshop when he and his uncle noticed the car on fire in the lay-by.

From BBC

The montage that follows, set to Madonna’s “Vogue,” finds her heading to work each morning in increasingly chic designer ensembles, polished and poised and finally seen by Miranda, though not treated appreciably better.

From Salon

Season 2 ended with clashing Targaryen factions heading to war, and . . . lots of staring, which is pretty much how the first season wrapped up.

From Salon

Gary Klein breaks down everything you need to know heading into the Rams’ NFC divisional playoff game against the Chicago Bears on Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• route