heading - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'heading' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Heading

[ n.]

- The act or state of one who, or that which, heads; formation of a head.
- That which stands at the head; title; as, the heading of a paper.
- Material for the heads of casks, barrels, etc.
- A gallery, drift, or adit in a mine; also, the end of a drift or gallery; the vein above a drift.
- The extension of a line ruffling above the line of stitch.
- That end of a stone or brick which is presented outward.

2 . Heading

[ p. pr. & vb. n.]

- of Head

Meaning of 'heading' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . heading

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about

Example in sentence:

the heading seemed to have little to do with the text

Meaning (2):
- a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine

Example in sentence:

they dug a drift parallel with the vein

Nearby Words:

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Attack heading
Attack heading refers to 1. The interceptor heading during the attack phase that will achieve the desired track-crossing angle. 2. The assigned magnetic compass ...

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