promontory

promontory

noun

Definition of PROMONTORY

1

an area of high ground jutting out into a body of water beyond the line of the coast <stood on the windswept promontory overlooking the bay>

Synonyms ness, point, promontory

Related Words cape, foreland, peninsula, spit; breakwater, jetty, levee

2

an area of land that juts out into a body of water <Cape May is Delaware Bay's largest promontory>

Synonyms arm, foreland, headland, ness, peninsula, point, promontory, spit

Related Words breakwater, jetty