foreland
a cape, headland, or promontory.
land or territory lying in front.
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How to use foreland in a sentence
Impelled by this most welcome breeze, we were soon round the South foreland and off Dover, where we hove-to to land the pilot.
The Cruise of the "Esmeralda" | Harry CollingwoodAnd the youngest, he never was found; and the others was stone dead ashore, nigh on to the foreland.
Somehow Good | William de MorganIts sea-front walk of a couple of miles or more is as fine as any that can be found from the foreland to the Lizard.
The Automobilist Abroad | M. F. (Milburg Francisco) MansfieldThe North foreland had been made advisedly snug for the night.
Denis Dent | Ernest W. HornungThe North foreland was blessed with a commander who was at his best in an emergency.
Denis Dent | Ernest W. Hornung
British Dictionary definitions for foreland (1 of 2)
/ (ˈfɔːlənd) /
a headland, cape, or coastal promontory
land lying in front of something, such as water
British Dictionary definitions for Foreland (2 of 2)
/ (ˈfɔːlənd) /
either of two headlands (North Foreland and South Foreland) in SE England, on the coast of Kent
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