heading

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

Synonyms

• caption
• head
• header
• headline
• rubric
• title

Example Sentences

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

California power outage map Hundreds of thousands of Californians began to lose power heading Tuesday afternoon as another atmospheric river hit the Golden State. —Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2023

Two massive club teams with title hopes collide when Paris Saint-Germain visit Bayern Munich while down 1-0 on aggregate heading into the second leg of this Round of 16 matchup during 2023 UEFA Champions League play. —oregonlive, 8 Mar. 2023

Xavier trying to claw back into it | DePaul 39, Xavier 31, 3:54 1H The Musketeers have got the deficit back to single digits and Jack Nunge's heading to the free-throw line because Xavier's in the bonus for the rest of the half. —Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 10 Mar. 2023

Not all apps will respond to these adjustments, but most of them will. To change size settings, open Settings and go to the Display heading. —David Nield, Popular Science, 6 Mar. 2023

Ballard has helped West Mesquite compile an 18-9 record, 12-2 in 12-5A heading into a Class 5A bi-district playoff against W.T. White. —Rick Kretzschmar, Dallas News, 19 Feb. 2023

Chloe Moore-McNeil and Sydney Parrish each have 16 points and 4 fouls heading to the closing minutes. —Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Feb. 2023

In December, a United Airlines flight heading to San Francisco from Maui nearly plunged into the Pacific shortly after takeoff under unclear circumstances. —Noah Goldbergstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2023

Before having her stitches taken out, Stause posted a video heading to her appointment. —Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1650, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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)