PROMONTORIES
Noun
promontories
plural of promontory
Anagrams
• repromotions
Source: Wiktionary
PROMONTORY
Prom"on*to*ry, n.; pl. Promontories. Etym: [ L. promonturium,
promunturium; pro before + mons, montis, mountain: cf. F.
promontoire. See Mount, n.]
1. (Phys. Geog.)
Definition: 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.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition