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Etymology

    From head + -ing.

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    heading

    1. present participle and gerund of head

    Noun

    heading (plural headings)

    1. The title or topic of a document, article, chapter, or of a section thereof.
      put the information under the "Advantages" heading
    2. (nautical and aeronautical) 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)
    3. Material for the heads of casks, barrels, etc.
    4. (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.
      Synonym: roadway
    5. (sewing) The extension of a line ruffling above the line of stitch.
    6. (masonry) The end of a stone or brick which is presented outward.[1]
    7. (flags) A strip of material at the hoist end of a flag, used for attaching the flag to its halyard.

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    References

    1. ^ Edward H[enry] Knight (1877), “Heading”, in Knight’s American Mechanical Dictionary. [], volumes II (GAS–REA), New York, N.Y.: Hurd and Houghton [], →OCLC.

    Norwegian Nynorsk

    Noun

    heading f (definite singular headinga, indefinite plural headingar, definite plural headingane)

    1. alternative spelling of hedding