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headings

/ˈhɛdɪŋz/ · noun

Meaning

  1. The title or topic of a document, article, chapter, or of a section thereof.
  2. 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)
  3. Material for the heads of casks, barrels, etc.
  4. A gallery, drift, or adit in a mine; also, the end of a drift or gallery; the vein above a drift.
  5. The extension of a line ruffling above the line of stitch.
  6. The end of a stone or brick which is presented outward.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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