promontory

C2 Topic:The Human Body

US /ˈpɹɑməntɔɹi/ UK /ˈpɹɒm.ən.tɹi/ See IPA manual

Freq #63416

Meanings

1

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

Leaving behind us the town at the bottom of its deep bay, we set out to explore a bluff-headed parallelogramical promontory, bounded by Thurso Bay on the one hand, and Murkle Bay on the other, and which presents to the open sea, in the space that stretches between, an undulating line of iron-bound coast, exposed to the roll of the northern ocean.
2

noun
a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
3

noun
A projecting part of the body.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a high point of land... bluff cliff headland hoe

2 noun · a natural elevation... head

Word family

Derived forms promontoried

Related forms prominent

Etymology

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

Topics

The Human Body Word Formation & Derivatives

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# promontory

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈpɹɑməntɔɹi/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈpɹɒm.ən.tɹi/
**Frequency rank:** 63416

## Meanings
1. A high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff.
2. a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
3. A projecting part of the body.

## Examples
- Leaving behind us the town at the bottom of its deep bay, we set out to explore a bluff-headed parallelogramical promontory, bounded by Thurso Bay on the one hand, and Murkle Bay on the other, and which presents to the open sea, in the space that stretches between, an undulating line of iron-bound coast, exposed to the roll of the northern ocean.

## Derived Forms
- promontoried

## Related Forms
- prominent

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

## Topics
- The Human Body
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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