# heading

Pronunciation: say "HED-ing" /ˈhɛdɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The title or topic placed at the top of a document, article, chapter, or section.
   - Simple: The word or short title that names a section of writing.
   - _The report's first heading announced the quarterly results._
   - _Editors often revise the headings to make a long article easier to scan._
2. The direction a ship's or aircraft's bow points, or the direction it actually moves relative to the ground.
   - Simple: The direction a ship or aircraft is pointing or moving.
   - _The navigator adjusted the heading to compensate for the strong crosswind._
   - _A sudden current pushed the boat off its planned heading._
4. The end of a stone or brick that is presented outward on the face of a wall.
   - Simple: The end of a brick or stone that faces outward in a wall.
   - _The bricklayer alternated headings and stretchers to strengthen the bond._
   - _Each heading was set so its end showed on the outer face._
5. Material used for making the heads (the flat ends) of casks, barrels, and similar containers.
   - Simple: Wood or other material used to make the round ends of barrels.
   - _Good heading must be free of knots so the cask ends stay watertight._
   - _The workshop kept seasoned heading ready for every new run of barrels._
6. A strip of material along the hoist edge of a flag, used to attach it to its halyard.
   - Simple: A strip of cloth along the edge of a flag, used to tie it to the rope.
   - _The flagmaker reinforced the heading so it would not tear in high winds._
   - _A grommet was punched through the heading to take the halyard clip._
7. A gallery, drift, or passage in a mine, especially one driven through solid coal or ore; also the working end of such a passage.
   - Simple: A tunnel or passage in a mine, especially one cut through solid coal or ore.
   - _The crew advanced the heading another twenty feet through solid ore._
   - _Timber supports were set close together near the heading to prevent a collapse._
8. The part of a ruffle that extends above the line of stitching, forming a small upstanding frill.
   - Simple: The small frill that stands up above the stitching line on a ruffle.
   - _The seamstress left a half-inch heading so the frill would stand up neatly._
   - _A deep heading above the stitches gave the ruffle extra body._

## Verb

3. Present participle and gerund of head. — present participle and gerund of head
   - Simple: Present participle of head. Use this -ing form when the action is happening now.
   - _The convoy is heading toward the border at dawn._
   - _He spent the morning heading the committee meeting._

## Origin

Formed from head combined with the suffix -ing.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/heading (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).