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
Examples of heading in a Sentence
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
We're told Johnson wants to help synthesize a unified Republican message up and down the ticket, and to amplify Trump's record heading into November.
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Mike Allen, Axios, 8 Aug. 2024
That is the heading over this obit in the New York Times.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 24 June 2024
Meanwhile, Robinson, a Southwest flight attendant, exited the train to service a flight heading to the same city.
—Dana Munro, Baltimore Sun, 24 July 2024
Limit the number of font styles to two: one for headings and another for body text, to avoid visual confusion or distractions.
—Guy Kawasaki, Harvard Business Review, 10 Apr. 2024
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Mike Allen, Axios, 8 Aug. 2024
That is the heading over this obit in the New York Times.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 24 June 2024
Meanwhile, Robinson, a Southwest flight attendant, exited the train to service a flight heading to the same city.
—Dana Munro, Baltimore Sun, 24 July 2024
Limit the number of font styles to two: one for headings and another for body text, to avoid visual confusion or distractions.
—Guy Kawasaki, Harvard Business Review, 10 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for heading
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“Heading.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heading. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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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)
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