headland

[hed-luhnd]

noun

1. a promontory extending into a large body of water.

2. a strip of unplowed land at the ends of furrows or near a fence or border.

headland

noun

1. a narrow area of land jutting out into a sea, lake, etc

2. a strip of land along the edge of an arable field left unploughed to allow space for machines

Word History and Origins

Origin of headland¹

before 1000; Middle English hedeland, Old English hēafodland. See head, land

Example Sentences

Talks on the rules governing the border between Spain and Gibraltar - a 2.6 square mile headland to the south of the country - have been ongoing since the UK left the EU in 2020.

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Gibraltar, which is a British Overseas Territory, is a 2.6 square mile headland to the south of Spain.

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Australia's coastal fatalities mostly occur around creeks and headlands at high tide when "it's chaos in the water", Everard explained.

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Whales and elephant seals glide through the shimmering water, while bears and mountain lions patrol the misty headlands.

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A lover of the outdoors, Mr Batcock had asked his family to put the bench up on headland at Bull Bay on Anglesey.

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