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Definition of promontory noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

promontory

noun

/ˈprɒməntri/

/ˈprɑːməntɔːri/

(plural promontories)

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a long narrow area of high land that goes out into the sea synonym headland
- a rocky promontory overlooking the bay
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Topics Geographyc2
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin promontorium, variant (influenced by mons, mont- ‘mountain’) of promunturium.

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