1
: unplowed land at the ends of furrows or near a fence
2
: a point of usually high land jutting out into a body of water : promontory
Examples of headland in a Sentence
the lighthouse, situated on a narrow, rocky headland, commands an expansive view of the coast
navigation is notoriously difficult at the southernmost tip of South America, where ships must round the headland of Cape Horn
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The Point Reyes seashore includes 80 miles of shoreline and stunning views from the rocky headlands.
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Food Drink Life, Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2024
The plan calls for pumping nearly a million cubic yards of sand from offshore deposits onto the shoreline south of the pier and holding it there between two artificial headlands.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2024
The inexorable wonder-workings of geology — with a fanciful nod to Poseidon, the god of earthquakes and oceans — created that stunning headland that juts its chin out into the Pacific from Los Angeles County.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
This wild beach with its coarse sand enjoys shelter beneath the Cap Prim headland and is reached via an enchanting hike through pine trees, clusters of rosemary, and other herbaceous plant life.
—Anya Meyerowitz, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Apr. 2024
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Food Drink Life, Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2024
The plan calls for pumping nearly a million cubic yards of sand from offshore deposits onto the shoreline south of the pier and holding it there between two artificial headlands.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2024
The inexorable wonder-workings of geology — with a fanciful nod to Poseidon, the god of earthquakes and oceans — created that stunning headland that juts its chin out into the Pacific from Los Angeles County.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
This wild beach with its coarse sand enjoys shelter beneath the Cap Prim headland and is reached via an enchanting hike through pine trees, clusters of rosemary, and other herbaceous plant life.
—Anya Meyerowitz, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Apr. 2024
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“Headland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headland. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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headland
noun
head·land
ˈhed-lənd 
-ˌland
: a point of land sticking out into the sea : promontory
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