About The Word Promontory
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Promontory
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What's The Definition Of Promontory?
[n] a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
Synonyms | Synonyms for Promontory: foreland | headland Related Terms | Find terms related to Promontory: See Also | Abila | Abyla | Calpe | Cape Canaveral | Cape Hatteras | Cape Horn | Cape Kennedy | Cape Sable | elevation | Gibraltar | Jebel Musa | mull | natural elevation | point | Rock of Gibraltar Promontory In Webster's Dictionary \Prom"on*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Promontories}. [ L.
promonturium, promunturium; pro before + mons, montis,
mountain: cf. F. promontoire. See {Mount}, n.]
1. (Phys. Geog.) A high point of land or rock projecting into
the sea beyond the line of coast; a headland; a high cape.
Like one that stands upon a promontory. --Shak.
2. (Anat.) A projecting part. Especially:
(a) The projecting angle of the ventral side of the sacrum
where it joins the last lumbar vertebra.
(b) A prominence on the inner wall of the tympanum of the
ear.
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