newspaper headline

/ˌnuzˈpeɪpər ˌhɛdˈlaɪn/
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Other forms: newspaper headlines

Definitions of newspaper headline
  1. noun
    the heading or caption of a newspaper article
    synonyms: headline
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    types:
    drop line, dropline, stagger head, staggered head, stephead, stepped line
    a headline with the top line flush left and succeeding lines indented to the right
    screamer
    a sensational newspaper headline
    banner, streamer
    a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
    type of:
    head, header, heading
    a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
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