Other forms: headings
A heading is a word, phrase, or sentence at the beginning of a written passage that explains what it’s about. A heading is very similar to a title.
A heading is similar to a caption, a line below a photograph that briefly explains it. Headings show up at the top of paragraphs, chapters, or pages, and they give you an idea of what the subject is. You might write a heading for each chapter of your novel, or on each page of your French club newsletter. The 1300’s meaning of heading was «beheading,» and it wasn’t until the late 1800’s that it came to mean «title.»
Definitions of heading
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noun
a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
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synonyms:
head, header
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crosshead, crossheading
a heading of a subsection printed within the body of the text
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headline, newspaper headline
the heading or caption of a newspaper article
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lemma
the heading that indicates the subject of an annotation or a literary composition or a dictionary entry
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rubric
a title or heading that is printed in red or in a special type
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running head, running headline
a heading printed at the top of every page (or every other page) of a book
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subhead, subheading
a heading of a subdivision of a text
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rubric, statute title, title
a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
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running title
the title (or a shortened title) of a book used as a running head
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drop line, dropline, stagger head, staggered head, stephead, stepped line
a headline with the top line flush left and succeeding lines indented to the right
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screamer
a sensational newspaper headline
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banner, streamer
a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
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title
a general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work
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type of:
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line
text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen
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noun
the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
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noun
a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine
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: 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)
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: the address and date at the beginning of a letter showing its place and time of origin
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: the compass direction in which the longitudinal axis of a ship or aircraft points
Synonyms
Example Sentences
What is your current heading?
We organized all the recipes under different subject headings.
His paintings usually fall under the heading of realism.
Recent Examples on the Web
Rocket City led 3-0 heading into the top of the seventh and final inning after Coleman Crow no-hit the Lookouts through six.
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Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 10 Apr. 2023
Acquiring transfer guards was already a priority for the head coach and his staff, but with Ellis either beginning a professional career or suiting up elsewhere, that task becomes even more important heading into Year 2.
—The Courier-Journal, 6 Apr. 2023
National title validates Connecticut’s move to Big East Houston, which held the top ranking heading into the tournament, finishes at No. 6.
—Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2023
To prevent wonky layouts, the system uses nonlinear scaling, which means any words that are already scaled up (such as headings) won’t grow larger, making the text more readable for folks with vision impairment.
—WIRED, 1 Apr. 2023
Lindholm, the club’s top-scoring defenseman (10-38–48 heading into Saturday’s matinee against the Lightning), last year didn’t produce the abundant offensive pop and buckets of confidence that Orlov has provided.
—Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Mar. 2023
Attitude is everything in such matters, and, where Irvin had made a New Yorker in the unlikely image of a condescending Regency beau, Glaser consolidated all the pizzazz and aggressive irreverence of the Madison Avenue manner into a handful of department headings and fonts.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2023
At Reagan National Airport in Virginia last week, a United Airlines flight heading to Chicago and an American Airlines regional jet bound for Raleigh nearly collided.
—Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2023
This includes making sure the page has the keywords that people would type in to find something like this, as well as securing links to the page from other reliable sources about this topic (in addition to properly tagging images and providing clear and complete headings). 4. Offer a free trial.
—Roshni Wijayasinha, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1650, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Time Traveler
The first known use of heading was
in 1650
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“Heading.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heading. Accessed 14 Apr. 2023.
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Meaning Heading
What does Heading mean? Here you find 47 meanings of the word Heading. You can also add a definition of Heading yourself
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0 The first page or pages on a log print, which include information about the well, the survey, the mud properties and other relevant data.
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0 HeadingRelationships Narrower Term: complex entry direct entry inverted entry Related Term: access point entry subheading n. ~ 1. A word or phrase set apart from subsequent text that serves as a title or [..]
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0 HeadingThe compass direction in which the longitudinal axis of the aircraft points.
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0 HeadingThe direction a boat is pointed.
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0 Headingc. 1300, «a beheading,» from present participle of head (v.). Meaning «an advancing in a certain direction» is from c. 1600. Meaning «title at the head of a portion of text&qu [..]
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0 HeadingA vein above a drift. An interior level or airway driven in a mine. In longwall workings, a narrow passage driven upward from a gangway in starting a working in order to give a loose end.
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0 HeadingThe direction toward which an aircraft or ocean vessel is oriented. A heading may be with reference to true north or magnetic north. The heading and course may be different, especially in air navigati [..]
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0 Headinga line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about; "the heading seemed to have little to do with the text" bearing: the direction or path along which some [..]
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0 HeadingThe direction in which the longitudinal axis of the airplane points with respect to true or magnetic north. Heading is equal to course plus or minus any wind correction angle.
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0 HeadingThe direction in which a vehicle is moving. For air and sea operations, this may differ from actual Course Over Ground (COG) due to winds, currents, etc.
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0 HeadingDefinition noun
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0 HeadingThe name of a person, corporate body, or geographic location; the title proper of a work; or an authorized content descriptor (subject heading), placed at the head of a catalog entry or listed in an i [..]
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0 HeadingIn typography, display type
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0 HeadingA larger size of font that highlights main topics or ideas on a Web page.
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0 Heading{n} the name the poster gives to his/her comment
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0 Heading(n) a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about(n) the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies(n) a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passagew [..]
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0 HeadingThe direction in which a vessel’s bow points at any given time.
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0 HeadingThe direction in which a vessel points or heads at any instant, expressed in degrees 000° clockwise through 360° and may be referenced to True North, Magnetic North, or Grid North. The heading of a [..]
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0 HeadingA small advance tunnel driven for the purpose of enlarging to creat the main tunnel; similar to drift, but generally driven above the springline as a top heading.
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0 HeadingThe area at the front of the tunnel construction beyond the completed ring. Or a small tunnel constructed ahead of the main tunnel
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0 HeadingSynonymous with ship’s head.
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0 HeadingThe direction in which a vessel’s bow points at any given time.
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0 HeadingThe direction in which the longitudinal axis of the airplane points with respect to true or magnetic north. Heading is equal to course plus or minus any wind correction angle.
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0 HeadingDirection on a compass that aircraft is pointed, measured with respect to true north or magnetic north; Symbols: psi; Typical Units: rad, deg;
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0 HeadingThe direction of travel at any given point in time. Headway
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0 HeadingTerms or expressions which provide the major means of access by subject to the bibliographic unit.
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0 Headingthe direction in which a vessel is pointing, as opposed to the course made good.
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0 HeadingThe course to steer; as in: Change heading to 090°. headsail. A foresail; as in: A sloop has one headsail while a cutter has two headsails.
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0 HeadingThe direction in which a vessel’s bow points at any given time.
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0 HeadingThe direction in which a vessel’s bow points at any given time.
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0 HeadingThe direction toward which the ship is pointing at any instant.
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0 HeadingDirection in which ship’s bow is pointing at any instant.
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0 HeadingA direction given in degrees on a compass or map.
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0 Headingthe direction toward which a ship’s bow is pointing at any given moment.
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0 HeadingThe direction in which a vessel’s bow points at any given time.
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0 HeadingThe actual course of the vessel at any given time. Headsail Any sail forward of the mast, such as a jib. Headstay The furthest forward of all the stays on the boat. Headway The forward motion of a ves [..]
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0 Headingthe direction in which the bow of the vessel is pointed, expressed as an angular degree from 0° at North, clockwise through 360°. Not to be confused with Course. Heading is a constantly changing val [..]
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0 HeadingDirection in which ship’s bow is pointing at any instant.
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0 Headingis an HTML element used to structure web pages into user-friendly sections with brief topic descriptions, for easy scanning and improved readability.
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0 HeadingCompass heading or course measured from true or magnetic north.
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0 HeadingThe horizontal direction in which a ship actually points or heads at any instant, expressed in angular units from a reference direction, usually from 000° at the reference direction clockwise through [..]
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0 HeadingThe direction of travel with respect to true north as in current bearing. Often used with GPS when navigating to waypoint.
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0 HeadingThis is really too easy. It’s just the (usually magnetic) direction that the aircraft is pointed. The only reason to include this is to point out that a heading is not a bearing, nor a course, of [..]
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0 HeadingThe direction in which the longitudinal axis of an aircraft is pointed, usually expressed in degrees from North (True, Magnetic, Compass or Grid).
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0 HeadingDirection on a compass that aircraft is pointed, measured with respect to true north or magnetic north; Symbols: psi; Typical Units: rad, deg;
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0 HeadingThe direction the plane is pointed with respect to True North (true heading) or Magnetic North (magnetic heading). Because of wind, heading does not necessarily correspond to the intended course, the latter achieved by a ‘cross-track correction’ (see crab).
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0 Headingusing the head to direct the balls flight
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Meaning of HEADING in English
[head.ing] n (1676) 1 a: something that forms or serves as a head; esp: 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: drift
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The U.S. healthcare system is probably the most interesting large group of companies that are heading for major problems that we’ve seen in a long, long time.
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PRONUNCIATION OF HEADING
GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HEADING
Heading is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.
WHAT DOES HEADING MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Heading
Heading can refer to: ▪ Heading, a process which incorporates the extruding and upsetting processes ▪ Headline, text at the top of a newspaper article ▪ The direction a person or vehicle is facing, usually similar to its course ▪ Aircraft heading, the direction that the aircraft’s nose is pointing ▪ Double-heading, the use of two locomotives at the front of a train ▪ Subject heading, an integral part of bibliographic control ▪ using one’s head to move an airborne football or volleyball ▪ heading off,, circling around to prevent livestock or opponents fleeing. See Heading dog ▪ Heading date, a parameter in barley cultivation…
Definition of heading in the English dictionary
The first definition of heading in the dictionary is a title for a page, paragraph, chapter, etc. Other definition of heading is a main division, as of a lecture, speech, essay, etc. Heading is also a horizontal tunnel.
WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HEADING
Synonyms and antonyms of heading in the English dictionary of synonyms
SYNONYMS OF «HEADING»
The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «heading» and belong to the same grammatical category.
Translation of «heading» into 25 languages
TRANSLATION OF HEADING
Find out the translation of heading to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of heading from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «heading» in English.
Translator English — Chinese
标题
1,325 millions of speakers
Translator English — Spanish
título
570 millions of speakers
English
heading
510 millions of speakers
Translator English — Hindi
शीर्षक
380 millions of speakers
Translator English — Arabic
تتجه
280 millions of speakers
Translator English — Russian
заголовок
278 millions of speakers
Translator English — Portuguese
título
270 millions of speakers
Translator English — Bengali
শিরোনাম
260 millions of speakers
Translator English — French
titre
220 millions of speakers
Translator English — Malay
Tajuk
190 millions of speakers
Translator English — German
Überschrift
180 millions of speakers
Translator English — Japanese
見出し
130 millions of speakers
Translator English — Korean
제목
85 millions of speakers
Translator English — Javanese
Judhul
85 millions of speakers
Translator English — Vietnamese
nhóm
80 millions of speakers
Translator English — Tamil
தலைப்பு
75 millions of speakers
Translator English — Marathi
शीर्षलेख
75 millions of speakers
Translator English — Turkish
başlık
70 millions of speakers
Translator English — Italian
titolo
65 millions of speakers
Translator English — Polish
pozycji
50 millions of speakers
Translator English — Ukrainian
заголовок
40 millions of speakers
Translator English — Romanian
rubrica
30 millions of speakers
Translator English — Greek
επικεφαλίδα
15 millions of speakers
Translator English — Afrikaans
opskrif
14 millions of speakers
Translator English — Swedish
rubrik
10 millions of speakers
Translator English — Norwegian
overskriften
5 millions of speakers
Trends of use of heading
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HEADING»
The term «heading» is very widely used and occupies the 7.904 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HEADING» OVER TIME
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about heading
10 QUOTES WITH «HEADING»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word heading.
Heading to Paris when I was 17 and modelling exposed me to high fashion, which influenced me to dress on-trend — not extravagantly, but always in fashion.
So maybe with the research robots that are out there, people will come up with ways to use them to take care of the elderly. And that can help me someday. Because, you know what? I’m heading in that direction.
I spent loads of time in Scotland as a kid. My dad would take us back up to Aberdeen loads, and I have very fond memories of getting chips from his favourite chippy and heading down to the beach to eat Baskin Robbins ice cream.
People feel that the EU is heading in a direction that they never signed up to. They resent the interference in our national life by what they see as unnecessary rules and regulation. And they wonder what the point of it all is. Put simply, many ask ‘why can’t we just have what we voted to join — a common market?’
I started in music and that’s my forte and that’s what I’ve always done and where I’m heading.
The U.S. healthcare system is probably the most interesting large group of companies that are heading for major problems that we’ve seen in a long, long time.
That’s the way I remember them, heading for an exit.
I came very close to quitting my job for the Bush-Cheney ’04 campaign. I seriously considered packing up my office and heading home to Colorado.
I’m not really into gourmet food; I’m the kind of guy who just stops by a place that looks good rather than heading for the restaurant of the moment.
For my senior prom, my father finally said I could go — as long as I was home by 9 P.M.! That was around the time that most people were heading out. When I was little I was so mad at them all the time. ‘Why can’t I do this?’ ‘Why are there so many rules?’ But looking back now, my parents gave me the foundation to have so many choices in life.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEADING»
Discover the use of heading in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to heading and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The End of the World as We Know It: Scenes from a Life
It is the summer of 1948 when a handsome, charismatic stranger, Charlie Beale, recently back from the war in Europe, shows up in the town of Brownsburg, a sleepy village nestled in the Valley of Virginia.
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The Other Heading: Reflections on Today’s Europe
Like a navigator, Derrida sets out from a Europe that has always defined itself as the capital of culture, the headland of thought, in whose name and for whose benefit exploration of other lands, other peoples, and other ways of thinking …
Nancy Finch, her kidnapper, and on-the-run hitchhiker Judge J. Jolley drive westward from South Carolina and—after plots, failed chances, and retreats along the way—finally arrive at the Grand Canyon and deliverance
Made into an award-winning film starring Charlotte Rampling, this provocative novel, translated for the first time into English, explores the lines between sexual liberation and exploitation, artistic freedom and appropriation, independence …
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Heading Home With Your Newborn: From Birth to Reality
Presents advice on caring for a newborn baby during the first eight weeks, and offers strategies for handling situations such as illness, crying, and traveling away from home.
Laura A. Jana, Jennifer Shu, 2010
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Heading Towards Extinction?: Indigenous Rights in Africa : …
Chapter 5: Land Rights
Albert Kwokwo Barume, 2000
This book is also the story of that spiritual quest and challenge. And it is in this sense that Zahava Hanan has been «heading for home,» and helping others get there, ever since.
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Heading toward omega: in search of the meaning of the …
Analyzes the near-death experiences of hundreds of subjects, looks at how their visions changed their lives, and argues that humanity is evolving toward a higher form of consciousness
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Alphabet to Email: How Written English Evolved and Where …
Alphabet to Email explores the ever-changing relationship between speech and writing and considers the implications of current language trends on the future of written English.
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A Man Left Albuquerque Heading East: Word Problems as Genre …
This book considers mathematical word problems as a genre, drawing on analytic theory from linguistics, literary criticism, and mathematics education.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HEADING»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term heading is used in the context of the following news items.
No, Earth is not heading toward a ‘mini ice age’ — The Washington Post
Media coverage of research into a predicted solar minimum has indicated that Earth is heading toward another “mini ice age.” But climate … «Washington Post, Jul 15»
Brooklyn Brawl Series heading to Cyclones complex | New York Post
Former IBF, WBA and NABA International Junior Welterweight Champion Dmitriy Salita and his Brooklyn Brawl Series are heading to Coney … «New York Post, Jul 15»
San Francisco 49ers: Top 5 Question Marks Heading into 2015 …
One of the San Francisco 49ers’ biggest question marks heading into the 2015 season is their head coach, Jim Tomsula. Not only has he never … «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»
Sizzling temperatures not felt in two years heading to Michigan …
Hot weather that Michigan residents haven’t felt in two years is on the way this weekend. The temperatures are building out west, and winds will … «MLive.com, Jul 15»
Even without heading, high school soccer players face concussion …
Most of the concussions sustained by high school soccer players aren’t the result of heading the ball, new research shows. Instead, most head … «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
British Open 2015: Who’s Hot Heading Into St. Andrews? | Golf.com
Who’s Hot Heading Into the British Open at St. Andrews? More. Tour Confidential: Jordan Spieth vs. the Field at the British Open. Fresh off a win … «Golf.com, Jul 15»
Monmouth County Squad confident heading into Thursday’s U.S …
Monmouth County Squad confident heading into Thursday’s U.S Army All-Shore Gridiron Classic. Ryan Norton, Editorial Intern 10:17 p.m. EDT … «Asbury Park Press, Jul 15»
Sky: Van Garderen heading into ‘uncharted territory’ — VeloNews.com
American Tejay van Garderen is in a good spot heading into the Tour’s second week. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com. PAU, France (VN) … «velonews.competitor.com, Jul 15»
British Open Odds 2015: Predictions for Top Favorites Heading into …
The British Open at St. Andrews was setting up as a classic duel between the No. 1 golfer in the world in Rory McIlroy and the No. 2 golfer in … «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»
Prince Harry Is Heading to Orlando | Vanity Fair
Sign up for V.F.’s afternoon e-mail blast that will cover you for all kinds of evening conversations. It’s super-easy, and it’s on the house! «Vanity Fair, Jul 15»
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