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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
Its stretches of sandy shoreline include Castle Beach, with the ruins of Tenby Castle on a headland overlooking the harbor.
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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
The eastern trade winds blow ceaselessly, driving steep swells that explode onto lava-rock headlands.
—Peter Heller, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Jan. 2024
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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
The eastern trade winds blow ceaselessly, driving steep swells that explode onto lava-rock headlands.
—Peter Heller, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for headland
Noun
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Early Sunday on the same sparsely populated peninsula, the Krasheninnikov volcano spewed white ash clouds into the sky for the first time in hundreds of years.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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However, an air mass can sometimes block a storm, driving it north or northeast toward the Baja California peninsula and the west coast of Mexico.—
William B. Davis,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Nobody brought more flash at the time, with his blazing speed and a jersey that would almost float behind him like a cape.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The design included a sweetheart neckline and a dramatic cape.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
6 Oct. 2025
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Once settled, campers can follow the Shoreline Trail from camp to make a loop around Turtle Back Hill, a promontory that juts out into a brackish, intertidal salt marshlands.—
Don Sproul,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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The promontories rising on each side of the Strait of Gibraltar are known as the Pillars of Hercules.—
Elizabeth Fernandez,
Big Think,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Headland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headland. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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