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Rhymes with -ɛdlaɪn

From head + line.

obsolete Any of various type of rope used to attach a sail to a yard.
A rope or chain used to attach the bow of a vessel to the shore or to another vessel.
A rope tied to the head of an animal.
usually A line stretching diagonally across the palm, said to represent mental or intellectual matters.
Canada, US, archaic The boundary line of a piece of land, used as a reference in surveying etc.
historical A line drawn across the head of a page, for the title, page number, etc.; also more generally, the space at the top of a page in which this information is positioned. He held out his copybook. The word Sums was written on the headline.
A heading or title at the top of a page or section of text; especially, a brief line in large letters summarising or drawing attention to the following article or similar in a magazine or newspaper. The headline on today's newspaper reads "John Doe Wins Wood-Splitting Competition."
The top-billed attraction; a headliner.

To give a headline to a page or section of a text. Once again I take typewriter in hand to express my opinion on two very different issues. Good luck in deciding what to headline this letter.
intransitive, transitive To present as the main attraction; to have top billing, to be the main attraction.