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

OTTAWA—Retailers in Canada saw a jump in sales in November that retraces weak trade in recent months, hinting at a recovery in household consumption heading into the important holiday season.

From The Wall Street Journal

Truist adjusted its views on prices of semiconductor and AI stocks heading into the new year.

From Barron's

Klarman praised Buffett for heading up one of the world’s most respected companies not by caring what others think, but “steadily focusing on doing the right thing for the business and its shareholders.”

From MarketWatch

The conventional wisdom in Washington is that costs will be the dominant issue heading into next fall’s midterm elections.

From The Wall Street Journal

Oil prices are heading for a weekly loss and gold slipped.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• route