Headland

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A point of land, usually high and with a sheer drop, extending out into a body of water; a promontory.
  • n. The unplowed land at the end of a plowed furrow.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A bit of coastal land that juts into the sea; cape
  • n. The unplowed boundary of a field
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A cape; a promontory; a point of land projecting into the sea or other expanse of water.
  • n. A ridge or strip of unplowed at the ends of furrows, or near a fence.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A ridge or strip of unplowed land at the ends of furrows or near a fence.
  • n. A cape; a promontory; a point of land projecting from the shore into the sea or other expanse of water.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Cross Reference
    portolan    abuttal   
    Hyponym
    Abyla    Gibraltar    Cape Sable    Cape Canaveral    Calpe    Cape Hatteras    Cape Kennedy    Abila    point    Jebel Musa   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    cape    promontory    heady    foreland    cliff    bluff    escarpment    ness    reach    peak   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    promontory    bluff    crag    escarpment    cliff    peninsula    knoll    plateau    foothill    cape