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promontory

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of promontory

1 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
Synonyms of promontory

headland, ness, point
Words Related to promontory

cape, foreland, peninsula, spit

breakwater, jetty, levee
2 an area of land that juts out into a body of water
  • Cape May is Delaware Bay's largest promontory.
Synonyms of promontory

arm, cape, headland, ness, peninsula, point, spit
Words Related to promontory

breakwater, jetty

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