promontory
noun
prom·on·to·ry
ˈprä-mən-ˌtȯr-ē 
plural promontories
1
a
: a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water
b
: a prominent mass of land overlooking or projecting into a lowland
2
: a bodily prominence
Examples of promontory in a Sentence
stood on the windswept promontory overlooking the bay
Cape May is Delaware Bay's largest promontory.
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Head around the promontory of Swami’s Point, which was named after Paramahansa Yogananda of the Self-Realization Fellowship (George Harrison was a fan).
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Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
The white building gleams like a promontory of power, with trees from across the U.S. spread across the grounds below.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2024
Trinidad State Beach This beach runs along the western shore of this picturesque oceanside village, starting just north of Trinidad Head, a rocky promontory that shelters Trinidad Harbor and offers 360-degree coastal views along a 1.3-mile trail loop.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 1 July 2024
Agate Beach, Sue-meg State Park This long, narrow beach stretches north from the dramatic, lushly forested promontory that makes up Sue-meg State Park, north of Trinidad.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 1 July 2024
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Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
The white building gleams like a promontory of power, with trees from across the U.S. spread across the grounds below.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2024
Trinidad State Beach This beach runs along the western shore of this picturesque oceanside village, starting just north of Trinidad Head, a rocky promontory that shelters Trinidad Harbor and offers 360-degree coastal views along a 1.3-mile trail loop.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 1 July 2024
Agate Beach, Sue-meg State Park This long, narrow beach stretches north from the dramatic, lushly forested promontory that makes up Sue-meg State Park, north of Trinidad.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 1 July 2024
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“Promontory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/promontory. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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promontory
noun
prom·on·to·ry
ˈpräm-ən-ˌtōr-ē
-ˌtȯr-
plural promontories
: a high point of land sticking out into the sea
Medical Definition
promontory
noun
prom·on·to·ry
ˈpräm-ən-ˌtōr-ē, -ˌtȯr-
plural promontories
: a bodily prominence: as
a
: the angle of the ventral side of the sacrum where it joins the vertebra
b
: a prominence on the inner wall of the tympanum of the ear
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