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headland

[hed-luhnd]

head·land

[hed-luhnd]
noun
1.
a promontory extending into a large body of water.
2.
a strip of unplowed land at the ends of furrows or near a fence or border.

Origin:
before 1000; Middle English hedeland, Old English hēafodland. See head, land
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headland
 
n
1.  a narrow area of land jutting out into a sea, lake, etc
2.  a strip of land along the edge of an arable field left unploughed to allow space for machines

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