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Heading

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
ˈhɛdɪŋ

Definitions

  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, particularly one driving through a solid body of coal or ore; 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.
  7. A strip of material at the hoist end of a flag, used for attaching the flag to its halyard.

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Examples

“put⟳ the information under the "Advantages" heading”
“http://undergroundcoal.com.au/fundamentals/01_process⟳.aspx Once access has been gained into the coal seam, workings are developed by mining a series of roadways (or headings). These roadways are tunnels largely, if not totally, within the seam, usually rectangular in shape⟳ though on occasions they may have⟳ an arched or even circular profile.”

CEFR level

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Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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