Associations to the word «Heading»

HEADING, verb. Present participle of head

HEADING, noun. The title or topic of a document, article, chapter, or of a section thereof.

HEADING, noun. (nautical) 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)

HEADING, noun. Material for the heads of casks, barrels, etc.

HEADING, noun. (mining) A gallery, drift, or adit in a mine; also, the end of a drift or gallery; the vein above a drift.

HEADING, noun. (sewing) The extension of a line ruffling above the line of stitch.

HEADING, noun. (masonry) The end of a stone or brick which is presented outward.

HEADING OFF, verb. Present participle of head off

HEADING, noun. A line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about; "the heading seemed to have little to do with the text".

HEADING, noun. The direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies.

HEADING, noun. A horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine; "they dug a drift parallel with the vein".