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 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
  • Key sections include the northern Kullaleden and Bjäre peninsulas and the coastal Österlen Way in the east — a quieter alternative to the more popular Stockholm Archipelago routes.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 4 June 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
  • Orlando finishes Phase One with five points, falling short of advancing in one of the top four spots.
    — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Nakashima didn’t win those points, but his aggression forced Jódar into constant defense, and scrambling to find workaround after workaround took its toll on the teenager.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of points
Noun
  • 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
  • Once twilight fades, the cliffs and headlands nearby become excellent places to watch for bright Perseid meteors.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of headlands
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