Definition of foreland Foreland
Fore•land
We found 11 definitions of foreland from 7 different sources.
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What does foreland mean?
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NounPlural: forelands |
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| foreland - land forming the forward margin of something | ||
| foreland - a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea) | ||
| promontory, headland, head | ||
| natural elevation, elevation a raised or elevated geological formation | ||
| mull an island in western Scotland in the Inner Hebrides | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- foreland (n.)
A promontory or cape; a headland; as, the North and South Foreland in Kent, England. - foreland (n.)
A piece of ground between the wall of a place and the moat. - foreland (n.)
That portion of the natural shore on the outside of the embankment which receives the stock of waves and deadens their force.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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foreland
fōr′land, n. a point of land running forward into the sea, a headland
Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️
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foreland
a cape or promontory projecting into the sea; as the North or South Forelands.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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foreland
In fortification, a piece of ground between the wall of a place and the moat.
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