Definitions for: Promontory

[n] a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)

Webster (1913) Definition: Prom"on*to*ry, n.; pl. Promontories. [ L.
promonturium, promunturium; pro before + mons, montis,
mountain: cf. F. promontoire. See Mount, n.]
1. (Phys. Geog.) 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.) 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.

Synonyms: foreland, headland

See Also: Abila, Abyla, Calpe, Cape Canaveral, Cape Hatteras, Cape Horn, Cape Kennedy, Cape Sable, elevation, Gibraltar, Jebel Musa, mull, natural elevation, point, Rock of Gibraltar

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