foreland
noun
a cape, headland, or promontory.
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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
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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
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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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He sent a foreland long beyond the baseline, giving Tiafoe the win.
From Washington Times • Aug. 5, 2022
A foreland basin is a feature that develops near mountain belts, as the combined mass of the mountains forms a depression in the lithospheric plate.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017
The western edge of the basin, which has about 4,500 m of Mesozoic rock alone, is a foreland basin.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
The flood-theory worked lesser to explain the rocks in the foreland of the Alps - to transport such boulders the flood had to reach 1000s of meters in height and cover entire mountains.
From Scientific American • Jan. 4, 2011
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
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