promontory
31promontory — An eminence or projection; a projection of a part. SYN: promontorium [TA]. [L. promontorium] pelvic p. SYN: sacral p.. sacral p. [TA] the most prominent anterior projection of the base of the …
32promontory — Synonyms and related words: beak, bill, breakwater, cape, chersonese, coral reef, delta, foreland, head, headland, hook, mull, naze, ness, peninsula, point, reef, sandspit, spit, spur, tongue …
33promontory — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. spit, headland, cape. See height, convexity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. projection, foreland, point; see land 1 , peninsula . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. headland, head, point, cape, projection,… …
34promontory — prom|on|to|ry [ pramən,tɔri ] noun count a narrow piece of land that sticks out into the sea …
35promontory — see PROMINENT …
36promontory — prom·on·to·ry || prÉ‘mÉ™ntÉ”rɪ / prÉ’mÉ™ntrɪ n. headland, bluff, high point of land or rock that projects out over water …
37promontory — [ prɒm(ə)nt(ə)ri] noun (plural promontories) 1》 a point of high land jutting out into the sea or a lake. 2》 Anatomy a protuberance on an organ or other bodily structure. Origin C16: from L. promontorium, var. (influenced by mons, mont mountain )… …
38promontory — n. Headland, foreland, high cape, jutland …
39promontory — noun (C) a high long narrow piece of land which goes out into the sea …
40promontory — n headland, foreland, head, point, Archaic. ness; bluff, cliff, precipice, overhang, projection; hill, height; spit, tongue, cape, isthmus, peninsula, chersonese …