Meaning

2 senses
  1. A narrow opening for ventilation driven through coal or rock, separating the two passages.

  2. Synonym of crosshead.

More definitions
  • a heading of a subsection printed within the body of the text

Origin

From cross + heading.

From cross + heading.

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Forms

plural: crossheadings
Singularcrossheading
Pluralcrossheadings

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a heading of a subsection printed within the body of the text:crosshead

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
crossheading — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto