Promontory

Word PROMONTORY
Character 10
Hyphenation prom on to ry
Pronunciations /ˈpɹɒm.ən.tɹi/

Definitions and meanings of "Promontory"

What do we mean by promontory?

A high ridge of land or rock jutting out into a body of water; a headland. noun

A projecting part. noun

A high point of land or rock projecting into the sea beyond the line of coast; a headland. noun

In anatomy, a prominent or protuberant part; a prominence, eminence, or protuberance. noun

Resembling a promontory; high; projecting.

A high point of land or rock projecting into the sea beyond the line of coast; a headland; a high cape. noun

A projecting part. Especially: (a) The projecting angle of the ventral side of the sacrum where it joins the last lumbar vertebra. (b) A prominence on the inner wall of the tympanum of the ear. noun

A high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff. noun

A natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea) noun

A high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff.

A projecting part of the body.

An old grandma who lives in her hoarding household… ugliest name ever street get rid of everything learned Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Promontory

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The word "promontory" in example sentences

Just over the promontory is an isthmus with a small sheltered beach semi-enclosed by two rocky arms. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Though fishermen and picnickers sometimes appear in the afternoons or evenings, the lakefront on both sides of the promontory is pristine and undeveloped. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Carmel -- the mountain promontory north of Israel, in Asher, abounding in rich pastures, olives, and vines. ❋ Unknown (1871)

He had just become aware of the first dusky breath of the twilight, when a tiny sloop appeared, rounding the Deid Heid, as they called the promontory which closed in the bay on the east. ❋ George MacDonald (1864)

The plants on the promontory are also changing with the season. ❋ Christine Smith (2010)

At the tip of the promontory is the Dungeness nuclear power station. ❋ Unknown (2012)

Below the promontory was a level area, perfect for a trading settlement. ❋ David Hackett Fischer (2008)

Libya which is called the promontory of Soloeis, he sailed on towards the South. ❋ Herodotus (2003)

The promontory was a vast, high meadow flanked by jutting cliffs and broken steeps that narrowed, closing in as the elevation rose toward the level crest that was a jutting shoulder of great Cioudseeker, which stood in the distance behind like a gigantic, three-horned head draped in a sloping cowl. ❋ Parkinson, Dan (1993)

Spread out around our promontory is a deep jagged valley plunging away from us on three sides, softening in its contours at its lower levels. ❋ Adams, Douglas, 1952- (1990)

At the landward or north end of the promontory is the palace, of which the rooms in the upper floor on the west side are shown to the public on certain days. ❋ C. B. Black (N/A)

Upon the tip of the promontory was the home of the Eppes family, "Appomattox." ❋ Cortelle Hutchins (N/A)

And the strangest fact concerning the promontory is the isolation of its inhabitants from the rest of the county, a traditional hatred for strangers having kept the fisherfolk of the peninsula aloof from outside influences. ❋ Gordon Home (1923)

So then Xerxes having agreed upon these terms, Sataspes went to Egypt, and obtaining a ship and sailors from the Egyptians, he sailed to the Pillars of Heracles; and having sailed through them and turned the point of Libya which is called the promontory of Soloeis, he sailed on towards the South. ❋ 480? BC-420? BC Herodotus (1883)

Coming at full gallop toward the promontory was a strong body of English horse, flying the banner of Sir Ingram de ❋ Unknown (1867)

You live on [Promontory] [lane]. Don’t talk to that [hoarder] ❋ Promintory (2023)

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