promontory[noun]Synonyms: point, cape, foreland, head, headland
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
prom‧on‧to‧ry /ˈprɒmənt
əri $ ˈprɑːməntɔːri/
noun (
plural promontories)
[countable][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: promonturium]
a long narrow piece of land which sticks out into the sea:
a rocky promontory [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲