promontory
prom·on·to·ry (pr
m
n-tôr
, -t
r)
n. pl. prom·on·to·ries
1. A high ridge of land or rock jutting out into a body of water; a headland.
2. Anatomy A projecting part.
[Latin prmontorium, alteration (influenced by mns, mont-, mount) of prmunturium, probably from prominre, to jut out; see prominent.]
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| Noun | 1. | promontory – a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
mull – a term used in Scottish names of promontories; “the Mull of Kintyre”
natural elevation, elevation – a raised or elevated geological formation
point – a promontory extending out into a large body of water; “they sailed south around the point”
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