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Definition of Promontory
1. Noun. A natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea).
Specialized synonyms: Cape Horn, Calpe, Gibraltar, Rock Of Gibraltar, Cape Hatteras, Cape Canaveral, Cape Kennedy, Cape Sable, Abila, Abyla, Jebel Musa
Specialized synonyms: Mull, Point
Generic synonyms: Elevation, Natural Elevation
Definition of Promontory
1. n. A high point of land or rock projecting into the sea beyond the line of coast; a headland; a high cape.
Definition of Promontory
1. Noun. A high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Promontory
1. [n -RIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Promontory
Literary usage of Promontory
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in by John Pinkerton (1814)
"... to the promontory of Hamam-et, would have conducted him within the port that
was formed by it. ... That part of the promontory, ..."
2. The Historical Writings of John Fiske by John Fiske (1902)
"Refusing them one and all, he retired to the promontory of Sagres, in the
southernmost province The Sacred of Portugal, the ancient kingdom of promontory ..."
3. The History of Rome by Wilhelm Ihne (1871)
"Such a number of captured vessels would make the victory near the 11 rnu;i-;iii
promontory a more brilliant one than that of ..."
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