Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A high ridge of land or rock jutting out into a body of water; a headland.
- noun Anatomy A projecting part.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A high point of land or rock projecting into the sea beyond the line of coast; a headland.
- noun In anatomy, a prominent or protuberant part; a prominence, eminence, or protuberance.
- Resembling a promontory; high; projecting.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Phys. Geog.) A high point of land or rock projecting into the sea beyond the line of coast; a headland; a high cape.
- noun (Anat.) 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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
high point ofland extending into a body ofwater ,headland ;cliff .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word promontory.
Examples
-
Just over the promontory is an isthmus with a small sheltered beach semi-enclosed by two rocky arms.
-
Just over the promontory is an isthmus with a small sheltered beach semi-enclosed by two rocky arms.
-
Though fishermen and picnickers sometimes appear in the afternoons or evenings, the lakefront on both sides of the promontory is pristine and undeveloped.
The Wrath of Khan 2005
-
Though fishermen and picnickers sometimes appear in the afternoons or evenings, the lakefront on both sides of the promontory is pristine and undeveloped.
The Wrath of Khan 2005
-
Though fishermen and picnickers sometimes appear in the afternoons or evenings, the lakefront on both sides of the promontory is pristine and undeveloped.
The Wrath of Khan 2005
-
Carmel -- the mountain promontory north of Israel, in Asher, abounding in rich pastures, olives, and vines.
-
He had just become aware of the first dusky breath of the twilight, when a tiny sloop appeared, rounding the Deid Heid, as they called the promontory which closed in the bay on the east.
Malcolm George MacDonald 1864
-
The plants on the promontory are also changing with the season.
Country diary: South Uist Christine Smith 2010
-
At the tip of the promontory is the Dungeness nuclear power station.
Dungeness's strange beauty under threat from shingle plan 2012
-
Below the promontory was a level area, perfect for a trading settlement.
Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.