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

The band's label announced on New Year's Day they would release a new album in March before heading on a mega-tour the following month that will take in 34 cities.

From Barron's

He sees the stock as priced for potential gains, with Apple trading at 30 times forward earnings, “below the peak multiple that is typical for shares heading into a key iPhone product cycle.”

From Barron's

People were heading home from work, mowing, playing in their yards.

From Literature

Jacobson notes that Meta has been the best straddle to own heading into earnings lately, and Apple has been the worst.

From Barron's

Repeatedly heading a football "likely" contributed to the brain disease which was a factor in the death of former Scotland and Manchester United footballer Gordon McQueen, an inquest has found.

From BBC

Related Words

• route