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Heading

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Noun

1. head, header, heading

a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about

Example Sentences:
'the heading seemed to have little to do with the text'

2. aim, bearing, heading

the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies

3. drift, gallery, heading

a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine

Example Sentences:
'they dug a drift parallel with the vein'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Heading

see synonyms of heading
noun
1. 
a title for a page, paragraph, chapter, etc
2. 
a main division, as of a lecture, speech, essay, etc
3. mining
a. 
a horizontal tunnel
b. 
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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Heading

see synonyms of heading
noun
1. 
something forming or used to form the head, top, edge, or front; specif., an inscription at the top of a paragraph, chapter, page, section, etc., giving the title or topic
2. 
a division of a subject; topic or category
3. 
the horizontal direction in which a moving ship, plane, etc. is pointed, usually expressed as a compass reading in degrees
4.  Mining
a. 
a drift; gallery
b. 
the end of a gallery

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Heading

see synonyms of heading
n.
1. The title, subtitle, or topic that stands at the top or beginning, as of a paragraph, letter, or chapter.
2. The course or direction in which a ship or aircraft is pointing or moving.
3.
a. A gallery or drift in a mine.
b. The end of a gallery or drift.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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