headlands
- plural of headland.
Example Sentences
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The Santa Cruz headlands rise to the west.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2023
Rip currents are often harmless, but around large headlands or piers - like Bournemouth Pier - they can be powerful.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2023
From Bowman Bay, both Lighthouse Point to the south and Rosario Head to the north offer short trails out to headlands with panoramic saltwater views and postcard-worthy sunsets.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 1, 2022
Their bonfires lit the rocky headlands when Ferdinand Magellan, the first European to sail these waters, landed in Tierra del Fuego in 1520.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 8, 2022
The opening between the headlands seemed a remote, bright gateway when he glanced back.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
