as in peninsula
an area of land that juts out into a body of water
from the plane I could see a foreland shaped like a large toe
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Recent Examples of foreland
The word foreland means a body of land in front of another feature, such as a valley in front of mountains.
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oregonlive, 11 Dec. 2021
oregonlive, 11 Dec. 2021
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Japan and South Korea, two countries with plenty of baggage due to Japan’s colonial rule of the Korean peninsula in the early 20th century, jointly organized the 2002 World Cup.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
19 Apr. 2026
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The other’s a Philippine peninsula that fronts Manila Bay, with a mountainous spine dividing dense jungle.—
Michael Peregrine,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Wearing his formal red mozzetta cape, Leo thrilled the flag-waving masses by arriving at the presidential palace in his open-sided popemobile.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Leo, wearing his formal red mozzetta cape, thrilled the flag-waving masses by arriving at the presidential palace in his open-sided popemobile.—
Nicole Winfield,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Foreland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreland. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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