headland

1
as in peninsula
an area of high ground jutting out into a body of water beyond the line of the coast the lighthouse, situated on a narrow, rocky headland, commands an expansive view of the coast

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as in cape
an area of land that juts out into a body of water navigation is notoriously difficult at the southernmost tip of South America, where ships must round the headland of Cape Horn

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Recent Examples of headland The Oregon Coast Trail, Oregon Distance: Up to 425 miles The Oregon Coast Trail (OCT) sounds too good to be true: More than 400 miles of hiking along the Pacific Northwest’s coastal headlands, bouncing between isolated beaches, cliff tops, dense rain forests and the occasional fishing village. Graham Averill, Outside Online, 30 May 2025 Its stretches of sandy shoreline include Castle Beach, with the ruins of Tenby Castle on a headland overlooking the harbor. Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025 When my swimming buddy Peggy and I were about to round the final headland before swimming another 1/4 mile to Reggae beach, the final destination, something heartwarming happened. Natalie Nixon, Flow Space, 21 May 2025 One of them pointed me to a path that led over the headland to Karthea, one of the island’s ancient city-states. Rachel Howard, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for headland
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Noun
  • The decades since have been marked by fluctuating tensions, and relations in recent years on the peninsula have become more strained.
    Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Tickets are assigned via a random lottery process, and then the lucky winners have transport themselves to the resort city on the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula.
    Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
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  • Unlike most superhero costumes, this heroine's look doesn't require a cape!
    Emma Kershaw, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The model wore an off-white peasant blouse with ruffled sleeves, a leather studded corset, teal and white bloomers, and a magnificent ruffled cape.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2025
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  • The castle sits atop a dramatic rocky promontory and makes for a spooky side trip for those visiting Bucharest (about a three-hour drive south).
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
  • By Eren Orbey Scott Johnson was found dead at the base of North Head, a sandstone promontory in Manly, Australia, that looms two hundred feet above the craggy shore of the Tasman Sea.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025

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“Headland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headland. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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