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plural of headland
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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
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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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“Headlands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headlands. Accessed 16 Oct. 2021.
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