Definition of promontory

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Promontory (n.) A high point of land or rock projecting into the sea beyond the line of coast; a headland; a high cape.

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Promontory :: Promontory (n.) A projecting part. Especially: (a) The projecting angle of the ventral side of the sacrum where it joins the last lumbar vertebra. (b) A prominence on the inner wall of the tympanum of the ear.
Ness :: Ness (n.) A promontory; a cape; a headland.
Foreland :: Foreland (n.) A promontory or cape; a headland; as, the North and South Foreland in Kent, England..
Promontory :: Promontory (n.) A high point of land or rock projecting into the sea beyond the line of coast; a headland; a high cape.
Promont :: Promont (n.) Promontory.
Head :: Head (n.) A headland; a promontory; as, Gay Head..
Slang :: Slang (n.) Any long, narrow piece of land; a promontory..
Cape :: Cape (n.) A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into the sea or a lake; a promontory; a headland..
Mull :: Mull (n.) A promontory; as, the Mull of Cantyre..
Point :: Point (n.) Anything which tapers to a sharp, well-defined termination. Specifically: A small promontory or cape; a tract of land extending into the water beyond the common shore line..
Shoot :: Shoot (v. i.) To protrude; to jut; to project; to extend; as, the land shoots into a promontory..
Beak :: Beak (n.) Anything projecting or ending in a point, like a beak, as a promontory of land..
Headland :: Headland (n.) A cape; a promontory; a point of land projecting into the sea or other expanse of water.
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