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heading

  • noun
  • /ˈhɛdɪŋ/

The title or topic of a document, article, chapter, or of a section thereof.

Example

“put the information under the "Advantages" heading”

Other meanings

  1. 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)

  2. Material for the heads of casks, barrels, etc.

Synonyms

  • bearing
  • aim

Related words

  • double-heading
  • letterheading
  • nonheading
  • running heading
  • single-heading
  • subheading
  • subject heading
  • treble-heading

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “heading” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.