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fore⋅land

[fawr-land, fohr-]
–noun
1. a cape, headland, or promontory.
2. land or territory lying in front.

Origin:
1300–50; ME forlonde. See fore-, land
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fore·land   (fôr'lənd, fōr'-)   
n.  A projecting land mass; a promontory.
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