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promontory
[ prom-uhn-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
noun
- a high point of land or rock projecting into the sea or other water beyond the line of coast; a headland.
- a bluff, or part of a plateau, overlooking a lowland.
- Anatomy. a prominent or protuberant part.
promontory
/ -tr瑟; 藞pr蓲m蓹nt蓹r瑟 /
noun
- a high point of land, esp of rocky coast, that juts out into the sea
- anatomy any of various projecting structures
promontory
- A high ridge of land or a rock cliff jutting out into a body of water.
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of promontory1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of promontory1
Example Sentences
Tread the sand of Laguna Beach past Halfway Rock to Cactus Point, the latter a rocky promontory with a tunnel near the surf line.
Native Americans built their villages across this promontory, and Malaga Cove has been a settlement for at least seven millennia.
First responders undergo special training in how to fight blazes in structures like Odesa鈥檚 sumptuous opera house, perched on a promontory above the seafront.
Its promontory along 35th Avenue Southwest oversees northern West Seattle and boasts a commanding view of downtown.
They also collected wood and charcoal from the settlement鈥檚 lowest, and therefore earliest, layers, which were visible as bands of black organic material in the promontory鈥檚 white sand.
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