stepped line

/stɛpt laɪn/
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Other forms: stepped lines

Definitions of stepped line
  1. noun
    a headline with the top line flush left and succeeding lines indented to the right
    synonyms: drop line, dropline, stagger head, staggered head, stephead
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    type of:
    headline, newspaper headline
    the heading or caption of a newspaper article
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