Definitions for: Foreland


[n] land forming the forward margin of something
[n] a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)



Webster (1913) Definition: Fore"land`, n.
1. A promontory or cape; a headland; as, the North and South
Foreland in Kent, England.

2. (Fort.) A piece of ground between the wall of a place and
the moat. --Farrow.

3. (Hydraul. Engin.) That portion of the natural shore on the
outside of the embankment which receives the stock of
waves and deadens their force. --Knight.

Synonyms: headland, promontory

See Also: Abila, Abyla, Calpe, Cape Canaveral, Cape Hatteras, Cape Horn, Cape Kennedy, Cape Sable, dry land, earth, elevation, Gibraltar, ground, Jebel Musa, land, mull, natural elevation, point, Rock of Gibraltar, solid ground, terra firma

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