heading

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛdɪŋ/
  • (US) IPA^(key): [ˈhɛɾ.ɪŋ]

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• Rhymes: -ɛdɪŋ

heading

1. present participle of head

heading (plural headings)

1. The title or topic of a document, article, chapter, or of a section thereof.
2. (nautical) 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)
3. Material for the heads of casks, barrels, etc.
4. (mining) A gallery, drift, or adit in a mine; also, the end of a drift or gallery; the vein above a drift.
5. (sewing) The extension of a line ruffling above the line of stitch.
6. (masonry) The end of a stone or brick which is presented outward.

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