promontory

CEFRB2

/ˈpɹɒm.ən.tɹi/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A high area of land that projects into the sea.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A projecting part of the body., A projection on the sacrum.

Examples

  • Be like a promontory against which waves endlessly come to break.

  • The boat sailed around the promontory.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
4

Also pronounced

  • /ˈpɹɑməntɔɹi/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

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

  2. A projecting part of the body.

  3. A projection on the sacrum.

More examples

In context

  • There's a cave on the promontory.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Medieval Latin prōmontōrium, from prōmineō, from prō- + *mineō (“to project or jut”, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stand out”)) + -tōrium (“place”).