ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: cross (III) + head
1. : a beam or bar across the head or end of a rod or a block attached to it and carrying a knuckle pin ; especially : a block guided so as to move in a straight line and serving as a connection between the piston rod and the connecting rod of a steam engine
2. : a heavy rectangular guide frame attached to the hoisting cable just above the bucket in a mine
3. also crossheading ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ : a heading centered in a column and preceding text or (as in a long newspaper article) between portions of text