Standfirst vs. Heading — What's the Difference?

Explanatory text under the main heading of a news article, smaller than the heading but still larger than the main text.

A title at the head of a page or section of a book

A direction or bearing

A horizontal passage made in preparation for building a tunnel.

A strip of cloth at the top of a curtain above the hooks or wire by which it is suspended.

The title, subtitle, or topic that stands at the top or beginning, as of a paragraph, letter, or chapter.

The course or direction in which a ship or aircraft is pointing or moving.

A gallery or drift in a mine.

The end of a gallery or drift.

Present participle of head

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

(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)

Material for the heads of casks, barrels, etc.

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

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

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

(flags) A strip of material at the hoist end of a flag, used for attaching the flag to its halyard.

The act or state of one who, or that which, heads; formation of a head.

That which stands at the head; title; as, the heading of a paper.

Material for the heads of casks, barrels, etc.

A gallery, drift, or adit in a mine; the vein above a drift.

The extension of a line ruffling above the line of stitch.

That end of a stone or brick which is presented outward.

A line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about;

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

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