promontory
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ənˌtɔr noun, plural prom·on·to·ries.
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.
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promontory (ˈprɒməntərɪ, -trɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -ries | |
| 1. | a high point of land, esp of rocky coast, that juts out into the sea |
| 2. | anatomy any of various projecting structures |
| [C16: from Latin prōmunturium headland; related to prōminēre; see | |
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Word Origin & History
promontory
1548, from M.L. promontorium, altered (by influence of L. mons "mount, hill") from L. promunturium "mountain ridge, headland," probably related to prominere "jut out" (see prominent).
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Medical Dictionary
promontory prom·on·to·ry (prŏm'ən-tôr'ē)
n.
A projecting part.
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Science Dictionary
| promontory (prŏm'ən-tôr'ē) Pronunciation Key
A high ridge of land or a rock cliff jutting out into a body of water. |
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Example sentences
Promontory had enjoyed its hour of glory, but the town did not immediately die.
Genius is a promontory jutting out into the infinite.
From its magnificent rocky promontory, the city surveys the sometimes wild, vast countryside surrounding it.
The north end of the beach is cut off from the rest of the strand by a rock promontory, dividing it essentially in two.
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