Promontory
['prɒm(ə)nt(ə)rɪ] or ['prɑməntɔri]
Definition
(noun.) a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea).
Typed by Claire--From WordNet
Definition
(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.
Inputed by Jane
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Headland, foreland, cape.
Editor: Sweeney
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Headland, jutland, cape
ANT:Bay, cove, recess
Typed by Eugenia
Definition
n. a headland or high cape jutting out into the sea: (anat.) a projection on the sacrum: a rounded elevation in the tympanum of the ear.
Checker: Rowena
Examples
- I eagerly traced the windings of the land, and hailed a steeple which I at length saw issuing from behind a small promontory. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Ahead of them was a reddish promontory running out into the calm waters, the trees fringing its crest like the mane of some wild animal. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- As I turned the promontory, I perceived a small neat town and a good harbour, which I entered, my heart bounding with joy at my unexpected escape. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- To Pernambuco, on the eastern promontory of South America, the distance via Magellan is 9,748 miles; via the canal 6,746 miles. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The fog of sultriness still hung over the city, but ahead lay a fresh world of ruffled waters, and distant promontories with light-houses in the sun. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
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