heading

The definition of a heading is the title or subject of an article or another piece of written work.

(noun)

An example of a heading is a few words telling the subject of an article.

Heading is defined as the direction a person or thing is moving.

(noun)

An example of a heading is a car driving south.

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See heading in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. something forming or used to form the head, top, edge, or front; specif., an inscription at the top of a paragraph, chapter, page, section, etc., giving the title or topic
  2. a division of a subject; topic or category
  3. the horizontal direction in which a moving ship, plane, etc. is pointed, usually expressed as a compass reading in degrees
  4. Mining
    1. a drift; gallery
    2. the end of a gallery

See heading in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. The title, subtitle, or topic that stands at the top or beginning, as of a paragraph, letter, or chapter.
  2. The course or direction in which a ship or aircraft is moving.
  3. a. A gallery or drift in a mine.
    b. The end of a gallery or drift.

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