Main Entry:

head·ing

Pronunciation:

\ˈhe-diŋ\

Function:

noun

Date:

1676

1 a: something that forms or serves as a head ; especially : an inscription, headline, or title standing at the top or beginning (as of a letter or chapter) b: the address and date at the beginning of a letter showing its place and time of origin2: the compass direction in which the longitudinal axis of a ship or aircraft points ; broadly : direction3: drift 6