heading vs oblique course

heading

noun
  • The end of a stone or brick which is presented outward. 

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

  • 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) 

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

  • Material for the heads of casks, barrels, etc. 

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

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

oblique course

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