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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Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 9 July 2025
On the day of the fire, Henderson and others who worked at Near Southside Inc. could hear the fire trucks one after the other heading to The Cooper.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2025
As in your chapter headings is her continuing mantra).
—Jane Ciabattari
july 8, Literary Hub, 8 July 2025
Crypto stocks — Crypto stocks fell amid likely quarterly portfolio rebalancing and general profit-taking heading into the final weekend of a winning month for the sector.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 27 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for heading
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“Heading.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heading. Accessed 18 Jul. 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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