Definition of "heading"

present participle and gerund of head  examples

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

(nautical and aeronautical) 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)  examples

Material for the heads of casks, barrels, etc.  examples

(mining) A gallery, drift, or adit in a mine, particularly one driving through a solid body of coal or ore; also, the end of a drift or gallery; the vein above a drift. Synonym:roadway.  quotations  examples

(sewing) The extension of a line ruffling above the line of stitch.  examples

(masonry) The end of a stone or brick which is presented outward.  examples

(flags) A strip of material at the hoist end of a flag, used for attaching the flag to its halyard.  examples