heading

[hed-ing]

noun

1. something that serves as a head, heads, top, or front.

2. a title or caption of a page, chapter, etc.

3. a section of the subject of a discourse; a main division of a topic or theme.

4. the compass direction toward which a traveler or vehicle is or should be moving; course.

5. an active underground mining excavation in the earth, as a drift or raise being or about to be driven.

6. Aeronautics.,  the angle between the axis from front to rear of an aircraft and some reference line, as magnetic north.

heading

/ ˈhɛdɪŋ /

noun

1. a title for a page, paragraph, chapter, etc

2. a main division, as of a lecture, speech, essay, etc

3. mining

   1. a horizontal tunnel

   2. 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

Other Word Forms

• nonheading noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of heading¹

First recorded in 1250–1300, heading is from the Middle English word hefding. See head, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

On day four, the boys –- along with five adults -–were heading up from their campsite near Long Lake when they came upon Montgomery.

From Los Angeles Times

Liu does indulge in the prolonging of heartache and indecision, and the story stalls while heading into the third act, the film stretched beyond what the material can sustain.

From Los Angeles Times

They had amassed the same number heading into the last Rugby World Cup final.

From BBC

"I've told everyone I'm not going to use it anymore," said Sonia before heading back into the office, flanked by work friends.

From BBC

Fearing for their safety, he and his wife evacuated, heading to a neighboring town for the day.

From Salon

Related Words

• route