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
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We organized all the recipes under different subject headings.
His paintings usually fall under the heading of realism.
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The ledger had German headings: Name des Häftlings, Tag des Todes, Lager, Art des Todes, Name des Postens: name of prisoner, day of death, camp, manner of death, name of guard.
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Henry Leutwyler Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Of the position groups on the roster, the secondary feels the most open-ended heading into OTAs.
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Florida still leads the best-of-7 series 2-1 heading into Game 4 on Monday (7 p.m., ESPN, ESPN+, Scripps Sports, Panthers+).
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2025
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Henry Leutwyler Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Of the position groups on the roster, the secondary feels the most open-ended heading into OTAs.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2025
Florida still leads the best-of-7 series 2-1 heading into Game 4 on Monday (7 p.m., ESPN, ESPN+, Scripps Sports, Panthers+).
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2025
Going down 0-2 heading to Minnesota would put LeBron James and Luka Doncic in a tough spot.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Heading.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heading. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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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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