FORELANDS

Noun

forelands

plural of foreland

Source: Wiktionary


FORELAND

Fore"land`, n.

1. A promontory or cape; a headland; as, the North and South Foreland in Kent, England.

2. (Fort.)

Definition: A piece of ground between the wall of a place and the moat. Farrow.

3. (Hydraul. Engin.)

Definition: That portion of the natural shore on the outside of the embankment which receives the stock of waves and deadens their force. Knight.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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