1) Abila 2) Abyla 3) Calpe 4) Cape 5) Foreland 6) Gibraltar 7) Gibraltarian 8) Headland 9) Mull 10) Ness
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1) Bluff 2) Cape 3) Cliff 4) Elevation 5) Foreland 6) Headland 7) Natural elevation 8) Peninsula
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A promontory is a raised mass of land declined abruptly from only one side. It can overlook water (in which case it can be called a peninsula or headland) or land. Most promontories either are formed from a hard ridge of rock that has resisted the erosive forces that have removed the softer rock to the sides of it, or are the high ground that rema...
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• (n.) A high point of land or rock projecting into the sea beyond the line of coast; a headland; a high cape. • (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.Promontory: words in the defi...
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Origin: L. Promonturium, promunturium; pro before + mons, montis, mountain: cf. F. Promontoire. See Mount. ... 1. <physics> A high point of land or rock projecting into the sea beyond the line of coast; a headland; a high cape. 'Like one that stands upon a promontory.' (Shak) ... 2. <anatomy> A projecting part. Especially: The projectin...
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(prom´on-tor″e) a projecting process or eminence.
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point of land jutting out into the sea
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Prom'on·to·ry noun ;
plural Promontories . [ Latin
promonturium ,
promunturium ;
pro before +
mons ,
montis , mountain: confer French
promontoire . See
Mount ,
noun ]
1. (Physics Geology) A hig...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: prom′on-tō′rē Definitions: 1. An eminence or projection; a projection of a part. Synonyms: promontorium
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n] - a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
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A high point of land extending into a body of water; a HEADLAND.
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headland noun a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
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Latin promontorium = a headland, i.e., part of land jutting into the sea - used for a bony prominence.
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An area of seafloor or reef jutting out creating an elbow shaped reef.
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a high point of land or rock projecting into the sea or other water beyond the line of coast; a headland. · a bluff, or part of a plateau, overlooking a lowland. · a prominent or protuberant part.
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