Definition of "heading" []

• The title, subtitle, or topic that stands at the top or beginning, as of a paragraph, letter, or chapter. (noun)
• The course or direction in which a ship or aircraft is moving. (noun)
• A gallery or drift in a mine. (noun)
• The end of a gallery or drift. (noun)

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• ""In the coming 10 years, the inflation rate will most probably stay very low; current expectations are for around 1.8 percent," he told the mass-selling Bild am Sonntag newspaper, in one of the final interviews of his term heading the ECB."
• "This season's standings—in which Vettel has a 58-point lead on second-place Lewis Hamilton—have thus become the antithesis of last year's, when four drivers had a shot at the title heading into the season's final race."
• "After beating its first three Little League World Series opponents by a combined score of 46-1, the Taiwanese team is a favorite to win the title heading into its semifinal Saturday against Tokyo."