header

noun

head·er | \ ˈhe-dər

Definition of header

1 : one that removes heads especially : a grain-harvesting machine that cuts off the grain heads and elevates them to a wagon

2a : a brick or stone laid in a wall with its end toward the face of the wall

b : a beam fitted at one side of an opening to support free ends of floor joists, studs, or rafters

c : a horizontal structural or finish piece over an opening : lintel

d : a conduit (such as an exhaust pipe for a many-cylindered engine) into which a number of smaller conduits open

e : a mounting plate through which electrical terminals pass from a sealed device (such as a transistor)

3 : a fall or dive headfirst took a header into the pool

4 : a shot or pass in soccer made by heading the ball

5a : head sense 15a(1)

b : information (such as a page number) printed or placed at the top of each page of a document — compare footer sense 2

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Examples of header in a Sentence

She tripped on the rock and took a header. He scored with a header past the goalie.

Recent Examples on the Web

Armando Izzo scored with a looping header before the break and Inter ended with 10 men when Matteo Politano was sent off for protests. — Andrew Dampf, The Seattle Times, "Ronaldo recovers from difficult week in Juve’s comeback win," 27 Jan. 2019 That’s when equity prices took another header, compounding their autumn swoon. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "Powell to Markets: Take That," 19 Dec. 2018 Harry Maguire and Dele Alli scored with headers in a 2-0 win over Sweden on Saturday, earning England's youthful team a match against Croatia for a place in the final on July 15. — Steve Douglas, chicagotribune.com, "England beat Sweden to reach World Cup semifinals," 7 July 2018 The attacker then triggers the overflow by sending a standard advertising packet with one subtle change—a specific bit in the header is turned on instead of off. — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, "Bluetooth bugs bite millions of Wi-Fi APs from Cisco, Meraki, and Aruba," 1 Nov. 2018 In the case of French or double doors, FloridaDisaster.org advises installing additional barrel bolt latches that extend into the header and floor. — Fox News, "Hurricane Florence: How to prepare your home for the worst," 12 Sep. 2018 Open the menu again and note that the new Style Sheet is displayed under the Custom banner between the headers called This Document and Built-In. — Jd Sartain, PCWorld, "How to create and share custom Style Sheets in Word and PowerPoint," 8 Aug. 2018 Aguero nods in a header deep into the four minutes of injury time, and now Argentina will try frantically for an equalizer. — Christopher Clarey, New York Times, "Messi Exits the World Cup. Hours Later, So Does Ronaldo.," 1 July 2018 There was the Arturo Álvarez header that drifted just above the crossbar before halftime. — Glynn A. Hill, Houston Chronicle, "Dynamo defeat NTX Rayados in first U.S. Open Cup match," 6 June 2018

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