Meaning & use
promontory
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A point of high land that juts out into a body of water.
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The lighthouse stood on a rocky promontory overlooking the bay.
Hikers gathered on the promontory to watch the sunset over the sea.
A note on using this word
Typically used in geographic or descriptive writing rather than everyday conversation.
Words with a similar meaning
headlandcape
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