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promontories Definition


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promontory
noun
    promontories
    1. A usually hilly part of a coastline that projects into the sea. Also called headland.
      Thesaurus: ridge, cape, point, peninsula, projection, spur, mull, foreland, headland, ness.
Etymology: 16c: from Latin promonturium mountain ridge.



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