Hypertext Webster Gateway: "headland"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Headland \Head"land\, n.
1. A cape; a promontory; a point of land projecting into the
sea or other expanse of water. ``Sow the headland with
wheat.'' --Shak.
2. A ridge or strip of unplowed at the ends of furrows, or
near a fence. --Tusser.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
headland
n : a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out
into the sea) [syn: {promontory}, {foreland}]
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