OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 35660

promontory

/ˈpɹɒm.ən.tɹi/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
promontorio
A high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff.
Leaving behind us the town at the bottom of its deep bay, we set out to explore a bluff-headed parallelogramical promontory, bounded by Thurso Bay on the one hand, and Murkle Bay o…
South of Hang-chou Wan (Bay) below Shanghai, the China coastline changes from a smooth, flat topography to one of irregular, rocky promontories and numerous islands. Foochow, the F…
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