Headland - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈhedlənd|  American pronunciation of the word headland
Brit.  |ˈhedlənd|  British pronunciation of the word headland

noun

- a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea) (syn: foreland, head, promontory)

Extra examples

...the lighthouse, situated on a narrow, rocky headland, commands an expansive view of the coast...

...navigation is notoriously difficult at the southernmost tip of South America, where ships must round the headland of Cape Horn...

...the island lies due south of the headland...

Word forms

noun
singular: headland
plural: headlands
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