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promontory.

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

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɹɒm.ən.tɹi/UK/ˈpɹɑməntɔɹi/US
  1. A high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff.

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

  3. A projecting part of the body. A rounded elevation in the tympanum of the ear.

Where this word comes from

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

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