English noun: promontory | |||
| 1. | promontory (object) a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea) | ||
| Synonyms | foreland, head, headland | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | elevation, natural elevation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | mull, point | ||
| Instance hyponym | Abila, Abyla, Calpe, Cape Canaveral, Cape Hatteras, Cape Horn, Cape Kennedy, Cape Sable, Gibraltar, Jebel Musa, Rock of Gibraltar | ||