promontory

noun

prom·on·to·ry ˈprä-mən-ˌtȯr-ē

plural promontories

Synonyms of promontory next

: a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water

: a prominent mass of land overlooking or projecting into a lowland

: a bodily prominence

Example Sentences

stood on the windswept promontory overlooking the bay Cape May is Delaware Bay's largest promontory.

Recent Examples on the Web Aside from a few birds chirping, the promontory seemed still and ancient... —

Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 10 June 2016 What appears to be a lenticular cloud hovers downwind of a rocky promontory near Mt. Discovery in Antarctica, as seen from orbit in this Landsat image captured in late Novermber, 2013. —

Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 12 Dec. 2013 The far more massive new development in Brooklyn doesn’t fit into its neighborhood so much as dominate the promontory and broadcast its virtuosity. —

Curbed, 14 Dec. 2022 Although, the palatial Beverly Hills pad—which is perched atop a promontory—truly feels like it’s fit for royalty with its soaring high ceilings, ornate details, stained-glass accents and hugely oversized rooms. —

Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Dec. 2022 The higher promontory beyond lies about 325 feet (100m) away, and the vista extends for more than 1,300 feet (400m). —

Discover Magazine, 13 Feb. 2019 Ahead of me, on a rocky promontory woven with ribbons of snow, thousands of penguins marched about their business—a comical carnival of waddling, sliding and flopping—as elephant seals barked at each other nearby. —

Sarah Khan, Robb Report, 27 Dec. 2022 The rover looks north from Duck Bay toward the promontory called Cape Verde. —

Discover Magazine, 13 Feb. 2019 As the temperature dropped, around two dozen guests, newly reanimated, convened at the promontory to watch the last interactions of water and sky. —

Henry Wismayer, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Aug. 2022 See More

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