PROMONTORY

promontory, headland, head, foreland

(noun) a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

promontory (plural promontories)

A high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff.

Synonyms: cliff, headland, hoe

(anatomy) A projecting part of the body.

A projection on the sacrum.

A rounded elevation in the tympanum of the ear.

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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