Thesaurus results for PROMONTORIES

promontories

noun

plural of promontory

as in peninsulas

an area of high ground jutting out into a body of water beyond the line of the coast stood on the windswept promontory overlooking the bay

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an area of land that juts out into a body of water Cape May is Delaware Bay's largest promontory

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Recent Examples of promontories 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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The bridge stretches for 5 miles, traversing the Straits of Mackinac to link Michigan’s Upper and Lower peninsulas.

— Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 12 Aug. 2026
The island is already home to Discovery Land Company’s Barbuda Ocean Club, which encompasses 900 acres across the western and southern peninsulas of Coco Point and Palmetto Point.

— Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026

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But these capes are actually flexible antennae that will allow the craft to peer beneath the Red Planet's surface in search of water ice.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Faena staff in luxurious red capes circled around them, serving light bites and cold martinis.

— Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 30 July 2026

Definition of capes

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Twenty-one hundred miles can already be walked, allowing visitors to view England’s famous headlands, cliffs, beaches, and dunes, as well as castles, oceanside resorts, and wartime relics.

— Gloria Liu, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026
Once twilight fades, the cliffs and headlands nearby become excellent places to watch for bright Perseid meteors.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 15 July 2026

Definition of headlands

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Orlando finishes Phase One with five points, falling short of advancing in one of the top four spots.

— Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
Nakashima didn’t win those points, but his aggression forced Jódar into constant defense, and scrambling to find workaround after workaround took its toll on the teenager.

— Ava Wallace, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026

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