Heading vs. Crosshead

Heading vs. Crosshead — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Heading and Crosshead

Headingverb

present participle of head

Crossheadnoun

(engineering) A metal beam that connects a piston to a connecting rod in an engine.

Headingnoun

The title or topic of a document, article, chapter, or of a section thereof.

Crossheadnoun

(journalism) Large text, like a headline but typically drawn from the article, placed partway through the article to break it up visually.

Headingnoun

(nautical) 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)

Crossheadnoun

A screw with a cross-shaped indentation for gripping and turning, as opposed to a flathead.

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Headingnoun

Material for the heads of casks, barrels, etc.

Crossheadnoun

a heading of a subsection printed within the body of the text

Headingnoun

(mining) A gallery, drift, or adit in a mine; also, the end of a drift or gallery; the vein above a drift.

Crossheadnoun

metal block that connects to a piston; it slides on parallel guides and moves a connecting rod back and forth

Headingnoun

(sewing) The extension of a line ruffling above the line of stitch.

Headingnoun

(masonry) The end of a stone or brick which is presented outward.

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Headingnoun

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

Headingnoun

the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies

Headingnoun

a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine;

they dug a drift parallel with the vein