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promontory

[ prom-uhn-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

noun

plural promontories.
  1. a high point of land or rock projecting into the sea or other water beyond the line of coast; a headland.
  2. a bluff, or part of a plateau, overlooking a lowland.
  3. Anatomy. a prominent or protuberant part.


promontory

/ -tr瑟; 藞pr蓲m蓹nt蓹r瑟 /

noun

  1. a high point of land, esp of rocky coast, that juts out into the sea
  2. anatomy any of various projecting structures
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

promontory

  1. A high ridge of land or a rock cliff jutting out into a body of water.
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of promontory1

First recorded in 1540鈥50, promontory is from the Latin word pr艒montorium, 辫谤艒尘耻苍迟耻谤颈耻尘, of unclear derivation
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of promontory1

C16: from Latin 辫谤艒尘耻苍迟耻谤颈耻尘 headland; related to 辫谤艒尘颈苍脓谤别; see prominent
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Tread the sand of Laguna Beach past Halfway Rock to Cactus Point, the latter a rocky promontory with a tunnel near the surf line.

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Native Americans built their villages across this promontory, and Malaga Cove has been a settlement for at least seven millennia.

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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.

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Its promontory along 35th Avenue Southwest oversees northern West Seattle and boasts a commanding view of downtown.

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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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