Synonyms of headland

headland

noun

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• peninsula
• promontory
• cape
• point
• ness
• breakwater
• levee
• jetty
• spit
• foreland

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• peninsula
• cape
• point
• promontory
• arm
• spit
• breakwater
• foreland
• ness
• jetty