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promontory
n. headland, bluff, high point of land or rock that projects out over water

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Promontory
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 land.

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promontory
Noun
1. a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
(synonym) headland, foreland
(hypernym) natural elevation, elevation
(hyponym) Cape Horn


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promontory
n. výběžek

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
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.
  
 
(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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