headland

1 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 ness, point, promontory Related Words cape, foreland, peninsula, spit; breakwater, jetty, levee

2 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 arm, foreland, cape, ness, peninsula, point, promontory, spitRelated Words breakwater, jetty