running head

American  

noun

Printing.

1. a descriptive word, phrase, title, or the like, usually repeated at the top of each page of a book, periodical, etc.

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running head British  

noun

1. printing a heading printed at the top of every page or every other page of a book

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Etymology

Origin of running head

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

Lala gets a running head start and leaps into the air.

From Literature

“We were just a tick out of position, Arenado got a running head start,” Cash said.

From Washington Times

“We better enter 2020 with a running head start on earnings because there certainly was not much last year,” said Jack Ablin, chief investment officer at Cresset Capital Management in Chicago.

From Reuters

A week out from the combine, though, he has not clocked an official 40-yard dash, only working on the 10-second and 20-second intervals and a “flying 40” that allows him a running head start.

From Los Angeles Times

Can you imagine a game involving horses wearing helmets running head long into each other, over and over again?

From New York Times