headland

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A bit of coastal land that juts into the sea; cape
The unplowed boundary of a field
{n} a cape, point, ground under hedges
A point of land, usually high and with a sheer drop, extending out into a body of water, especially the sea; a promontory (California Coastal Commission 1987)
(1) A point of land, usually high and with a sheer drop, extending out into a body of water; a promontory (2) The unplowed land at the end of a plowed furrow
On farms, headlands are small areas of SEMI-NATURAL habitat (e g rough grassland) that extend into cropped areas
A land mass having a considerable ELEVATION See Figure 13
{i} promontory, point of land jutting out into a body of water; strip of unplowed land at the end of a furrow or along a fence
A land mass having a considerable ELEVATION
A cliff that projects out from a coast into deep water
A cape; a promontory; a point of land projecting into the sea or other expanse of water
a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
An extension of land seaward from the general trend of the coast; a promontory, cape, or peninsula
A headland is a narrow piece of land which sticks out from the coast into the sea. an area of land that sticks out from the coast into the sea
A ridge or strip of unplowed at the ends of furrows, or near a fence
headlands
plural of headland
headland

    Hyphenation

    Head·land

    Synonyms

    peninsula

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    [ 'hed-l&nd, -"land ] (noun.) before 12th century. From head + land. Alternatively, from Old English headfod.
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