About The Word Foreland
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Foreland
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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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