promontory

American  

[prom-uhn-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ˈprɒm ənˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

noun

plural

promontories

1. a high point of land or rock projecting into the sea or other water beyond the line of coast; a headland.

2. a bluff, or part of a plateau, overlooking a lowland.

3. Anatomy. a prominent or protuberant part.

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promontory British  

/ -trɪ, ˈprɒməntərɪ /

noun

1. a high point of land, esp of rocky coast, that juts out into the sea

2. anatomy any of various projecting structures

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promontory Scientific  

/ prŏm′ən-tôr′ē /

1. A high ridge of land or a rock cliff jutting out into a body of water.

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Etymology

Origin of promontory

First recorded in 1540–50, promontory is from the Latin word prōmontorium, prōmunturium, of unclear derivation

Example Sentences

Artisanal makers of goat cheeses can be found along undulating roads through greenery that dead end at the foreboding promontory of Cabo Espichel.

From The Wall Street Journal

Most of the displaced are now sardined in the city’s quaint Old Quarter, which lies on a promontory jutting out of Tyre’s northernmost tip and is excluded from the evacuation order.

From Los Angeles Times

The city occupies a promontory overlooking the Irtysh River in northeastern Kazakhstan and was first recorded in the early 2000s.

From Science Daily

Real estate agent Daniel Milstein is currently listing a 3.25-acre lot on a promontory in Carbon Canyon that once held a Mediterranean mansion formerly owned by record producer David Foster.

From Los Angeles Times

Set on a promontory, the parcel has unobstructed ocean and city views, The Times reported in 2012.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• bluff
• jetty