heading
noun/ˈhɛdɪŋ/
Etymology From head + -ing.
7 senses
- 1The title or topic of a document, article, chapter, or…
- 2The direction into which a seagoing or airborne vessel's…
- 3Material for the heads of casks, barrels, etc.
- 4A gallery, drift, or adit in a mine, particularly one…
- 5The extension of a line ruffling above the line of stitch.
- 6The end of a stone or brick which is presented outward.
- 7A strip of material at the hoist end of a flag, used for…
The title or topic of a document, article, chapter, or of a section thereof.
- put the information under the "Advantages" heading
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)
Nautical and aeronautical
Material for the heads of casks, barrels, etc.
Business, Mining A gallery, drift, or adit in a mine, particularly one driving through a solid body of coal or ore; also, the end of a drift or gallery; the vein above a drift.
- http://undergroundcoal.com.au/fundamentals/01_process.aspx Once access has been gained into the coal seam, workings are developed by mining a series of roadways (or headings). These roadways are tunnels largely, if not totally, within the seam, usually rectangular in shape though on occasions they may have an arched or even circular profile.
Business, Manufacturing, Sewing, Textiles The extension of a line ruffling above the line of stitch.
Business, Construction, Manufacturing, Masonry The end of a stone or brick which is presented outward.
A strip of material at the hoist end of a flag, used for attaching the flag to its halyard.
- Derived terms
- double-heading, letterheading, nonheading, running heading, single-heading, subheading, subject heading, treble-heading