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header
[hed-er]
noun
a person or thing that removes or puts a head on something.
a reaping machine that cuts off and gathers only the heads of the grain.
a chamber to which the ends of a number of tubes are connected so that water or steam may pass freely from one tube to the other.
Automotive.an exhaust manifold.
Building Trades.
a brick or stone laid in a wall or the like so that its shorter ends are exposed or parallel to the surface.
a framing member crossing and supporting the ends of joists, studs, or rafters so as to transfer their weight to parallel joists, studs, or rafters.
Informal.a plunge or dive headfirst, as into water.
He stumbled and took a header into the ditch.
Soccer.a pass or shot made by heading the ball.
a sign that is part of or attached to the top of a rack displaying merchandise.
Computers.a line of information placed at the top of a page for purposes of identification.
header
/ ˈɛə /
noun
Also called: header tank.a reservoir, tank, or hopper that maintains a gravity feed or a static fluid pressure in an apparatus
a manifold for distributing a fluid supply amongst a number of passages
a machine that trims the heads from castings, forgings, etc, or one that forms heads, as in wire, to make nails
a person who operates such a machine
a brick or stone laid across a wall so that its end is flush with the outer surface Compare stretcher
the action of striking a ball with the head
informala headlong fall or dive
computing
a block of data on a tape or disk providing information about the size, location, etc, of a file
( as modifier )
header card
header label
dialecta mentally unbalanced person
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Montes’ goal came first, on a header that ricocheted off a couple of players before one-hopping its way just inside the left goalpost in the 53rd minute.
However, the young goalkeeper looked badly at fault as Victor Palsson's header bypassed his flailing arms for the third.
Victor Palsson's header was straight at Slicker, but the ball burst through his arms and into the back of the net.
After putting relentless pressure on the América defense for most of the second half, Igor Jesus scored on a header off a corner kick by Bouanga to tie the score in the 89th minute.
Baltimore's cool penalty broke the deadlock, substitute Catarina Macario put the game to bed with her header late on and wounded United were punished in stoppage time by another Baltimore strike to cap things off.
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