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Foreland

Foreland Meaning & Definition
Foreland Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Foreland?

[n] land forming the forward margin of something
[n] a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Foreland: headland | promontory

Related Terms | Find terms related to Foreland:

See Also | Abila | Abyla | Calpe | Cape Canaveral | Cape Hatteras | Cape Horn | Cape Kennedy | Cape Sable | dry land | earth | elevation | Gibraltar | ground | Jebel Musa | land | mull | natural elevation | point | Rock of Gibraltar | solid ground | terra firma

Foreland In Webster's Dictionary

\Fore"land`\, n. 1. A promontory or cape; a headland; as, the North and South Foreland in Kent, England. 2. (Fort.) A piece of ground between the wall of a place and the moat. --Farrow. 3. (Hydraul. Engin.) That portion of the natural shore on the outside of the embankment which receives the stock of waves and deadens their force. --Knight.

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