heading

1 of 2

noun

head·​ing ˈhe-diŋ 

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 origin

2

: the compass direction in which the longitudinal axis of a ship or aircraft points

broadly : direction

3

: drift sense 6

heading

2 of 2

present participle of head entry 3

Synonyms of heading

Noun

• title
• caption
• headline
• head

Examples of heading in a Sentence

Noun

What is your current heading?

We organized all the recipes under different subject headings.

His paintings usually fall under the heading of realism.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Meanwhile, the navigation system will provide essential flight information, including the aircraft’s orientation, heading and position. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

Russian diesel exports loading from the Baltic port of Primorsk resumed on Tuesday, with a tanker carrying around 40,000 metric tons of ultra-low sulphur diesel heading towards Morocco, according to LSEG data reported by Reuters on Wednesday. — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

While some of the wealth is being redistributed from the UK to these billionaires’s respective home countries (like Egypt and Denmark), Bloomberg reports that majority of the moneyis heading to the United Arab Emirates, Switzerland, and Monaco. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Pulling off this minor miracle in 1976, which falls under the heading of inspiration. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1650, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for heading

• bedding
• dreading
• shedding
• shredding
• sledding
• spreading
• threading
• treading
• wedding
• beheading
• embedding
• homesteading

Kids Definition

heading

noun

head·​ing ˈhed-iŋ 

1

: the direction in which a ship or aircraft points

2

: something (as a title or an address) at the top or beginning (as of a letter or chapter)