promontories in English

noun
1
a point of high land that juts out into a large body of water; a headland.
a rocky promontory
synonyms:headlandpointcapeheadforelandhornbillpeninsula
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1. But river networks look fundamentally different on convex promontories or protrusions.

2. Chid Sentence Examples Cherbourg, its Chid harbour, lies on the northern shore between the two promontories

3. The park is along the coast on the west side of King George Sound and consists of a range of cliffs, gullies, blowholes, beaches and promontories.

4. Definition of Bighting in English English dictionary Related Terms bight An area of sea lying between two promontories; larger than a bay, wider than a gulf bight A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow; as, the bight of a horse's knee; the bight of an elbow