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headland

(hedlənd)

Word forms: plural headlands

countable noun

A headland is a narrow piece of land which sticks out from the coast into the sea.

Synonyms: promontory, point, head, cape More Synonyms of headland

headland in British English

noun

1. (ˈhɛdlənd)

a narrow area of land jutting out into a sea, lake, etc

2. (ˈhɛdˌlænd)

a strip of land along the edge of an arable field left unploughed to allow space for machines

headland in American English

(ˈhɛdˌlænd; for 2 usually, ˈhɛdlənd)

noun

the unbroken soil at the edge of a plowed field, esp. at the ends of the furrows

a cape or point of land reaching out into the water; esp., a promontory

Word origin

ME hedelonde < OE heafod lond

Examples of 'headland' in a sentence
headland

Walk up the narrow headland to find steps on the left down to a rocky inlet.Sri Lanka's first deluxe boutique hotel is on a rocky headland on the southern coast.

(noun) in the sense of promontory

Definition

a narrow area of land jutting out into a sea

The headland south of Coolum has walking trails.

Synonyms

promontory

a promontory jutting out into the bay

point

a long point of land reaching southwards into the sea

head

a ship off the beach head

cape

voyages of exploration round the Cape

cliff

The car rolled over the edge of a cliff.

bluff

a high bluff over the Congaree River

mull (Scottish)

foreland

bill

Additional synonyms

in the sense of bluff

Definition

a steep promontory, bank, or cliff

a high bluff over the Congaree River

Synonyms

precipice,

bank,

peak,

cliff,

ridge,

crag,

escarpment,

promontory,

scarp

in the sense of cape

Definition

a large piece of land that juts out into the sea

voyages of exploration round the Cape

Synonyms

headland,

point,

head,

peninsula,

ness (archaic),

promontory,

chersonese (poetic)

in the sense of cliff

Definition

a steep rock face, esp. along the seashore

The car rolled over the edge of a cliff.

Synonyms

rock face,

overhang,

crag,

precipice,

escarpment,

scarp,

face,

scar,

bluff

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headland

headcase
headfirst
heading
headland
headline
headlong
headman

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headland

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单词	headland
释义	Trends of headland View usage for: headland (hedlənd) Word forms: plural headlands countable noun A headland is a narrow piece of land which sticks out from the coast into the sea. Synonyms: promontory, point, head, cape More Synonyms of headland headland in British English noun 1. (ˈhɛdlənd) a narrow area of land jutting out into a sea, lake, etc 2. (ˈhɛdˌlænd) a strip of land along the edge of an arable field left unploughed to allow space for machines headland in American English (ˈhɛdˌlænd; for 2 usually, ˈhɛdlənd) noun 1. the unbroken soil at the edge of a plowed field, esp. at the ends of the furrows 2. a cape or point of land reaching out into the water; esp., a promontory Word origin ME hedelonde < OE heafod lond Examples of 'headland' in a sentence headland Walk up the narrow headland to find steps on the left down to a rocky inlet. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Sri Lanka's first deluxe boutique hotel is on a rocky headland on the southern coast. The Sun (2013) (noun) in the sense of promontory Definition a narrow area of land jutting out into a sea The headland south of Coolum has walking trails. Synonyms promontory a promontory jutting out into the bay point a long point of land reaching southwards into the sea head a ship off the beach head cape voyages of exploration round the Cape cliff The car rolled over the edge of a cliff. bluff a high bluff over the Congaree River mull (Scottish) foreland bill Additional synonyms in the sense of bluff Definition a steep promontory, bank, or cliff a high bluff over the Congaree River Synonyms precipice, bank, peak, cliff, ridge, crag, escarpment, promontory, scarp in the sense of cape Definition a large piece of land that juts out into the sea voyages of exploration round the Cape Synonyms headland, point, head, peninsula, ness (archaic), promontory, chersonese (poetic) in the sense of cliff Definition a steep rock face, esp. along the seashore The car rolled over the edge of a cliff. Synonyms rock face, overhang, crag, precipice, escarpment, scarp, face, scar, bluff Nearby words of headland headcase headfirst heading headland headline headlong headman Synonyms of 'headland' headland Explore 'headland' in the dictionary
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