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.
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Well, that question verbatim is a heading in the TCA leadership’s email — and here are the bullet points that followed, in the board’s own words:
Conversations about organizing summer tour have been ongoing since the summer of 2024.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025
Mervis was on a flight heading from Maryland to Fort Lauderdale for his dad’s 60th birthday when the Cubs dealt him to the Marlins for infielder Vidal Brujan on Dec. 29.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2025
Michigan State is likewise red hot heading into this matchup, as the Spartans have won their last four games, including a dramatic 58-55 win over Maryland just this week.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Heading.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heading. Accessed 25 Apr. 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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