forelands

noun

plural of foreland
as in peninsulas
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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  1. peninsulas
  2. capes
  3. points
  4. headlands
Noun
  • The bridge stretches for 5 miles, traversing the Straits of Mackinac to link Michigan’s Upper and Lower peninsulas.
    — Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The island is already home to Discovery Land Company’s Barbuda Ocean Club, which encompasses 900 acres across the western and southern peninsulas of Coco Point and Palmetto Point.
    — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026
Definition of peninsulas
Noun
  • But these capes are actually flexible antennae that will allow the craft to peer beneath the Red Planet's surface in search of water ice.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Faena staff in luxurious red capes circled around them, serving light bites and cold martinis.
    — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 30 July 2026
Definition of capes
Noun
  • Veronica Burton had 14 points and seven assists for the cold-shooting Valkyries (25-10), who have yet to beat Minnesota in seven meetings.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Moody was elected at Florida's attorney general twice, defeating her Democratic challenger in 2022 by more than 20 points.
    — Sergio Candido, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of points
Noun
  • One of the biggest changes was to replace the long, rock groins originally proposed with short, landscaped headlands.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Twenty-one hundred miles can already be walked, allowing visitors to view England’s famous headlands, cliffs, beaches, and dunes, as well as castles, oceanside resorts, and wartime relics.
    — Gloria Liu, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026
Definition of headlands
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“Forelands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forelands. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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