heading meaning and definition

HEADING noun

Definition of heading (noun)

1. 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"
   • synonyms: head, header
2. the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
   • synonyms: aim, bearing
3. a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine
   • "they dug a drift parallel with the vein"
   • synonyms: drift, gallery