Definition of promontory Promontory

prom•on•to•ry

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What does promontory mean?

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Noun Plural: promontories
promontory - a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
		headland, head, foreland
		natural elevation, elevation a raised or elevated geological formation
		mull an island in western Scotland in the Inner Hebrides

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promontory (Noun)
A high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

promontory (n.)
A high point of land or rock projecting into the sea beyond the line of coast; a headland; a high cape.
promontory (n.)
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.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

promontory
prom′on-tor-i, n. a headland or high cape jutting out into the sea: (anat.) a projection on the sacrum: a rounded elevation in the tympanum of the ear. [L. promontorium—pro, forward, mons, montis, a mountain.]

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promontory, noun, singular of promontories.

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