foreland
noun
a cape, headland, or promontory.
foreland
American
[fawr-land, fohr-]
/ ˈfɔrˌlænd, ˈfoʊr- /
noun
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a cape, headland, or promontory.
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land or territory lying in front.
foreland
1
British
/ ˈfɔːlənd /
noun
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a headland, cape, or coastal promontory
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land lying in front of something, such as water
Foreland
2
British
/ ˈfɔːlənd /
noun
Etymology
Origin of foreland
First recorded in 1300–50, foreland is from the Middle English word forlonde. See fore-, land
Example Sentences
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See Examples For:
He sent a foreland long beyond the baseline, giving Tiafoe the win.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 5, 2022
The area that the meteorite struck was the North Alpine foreland basin, a low point in Earth’s surface where a package of sediments was being deposited and, over geologic timescales, compressed into rock.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 9, 2019
While foreland basins may occur at subduction zones, they are most commonly found at collision boundaries.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017
A foreland basin is caused by the mass of the volcanic range depressing the crust on either side.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
We others cut down timber on the foreland, on a high point, and built his pyre of logs, then stood by weeping while the flame burnt through corse and equipment.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
Conor McClory and Sophie Curran found the time capsule on a beach called Bloody Foreland in Donegal, Ireland.
From NewsForKids.net ● Jan. 25, 2024
William worked at the South Foreland lighthouse near Dover, England.
From Salon ● Nov. 28, 2022
“It was a courtship,” said Harris, who likes the aura of the past in his Foreland studio, equipped with climate control and internet but retaining an industrial rawness.
From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2022
Researchers have determined that the Peruvian region known as the Pastaza-Marañón Foreland basin contains the largest peat swamp in the Amazon, stabilizing about three billion metric tons of captured carbon.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 5, 2020
There is a nasty sea running off Ramsgate, but it is not until they get to the North Foreland that they feel the full force of the gale.
From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 by Frederick Whymper
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