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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, foreland, headland, ness, peninsula, point, spit

Words Related to promontory

breakwater, jetty

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