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English noun: foreland

1. foreland (object) a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)


Synonymshead, headland, promontory


Broader (hypernym)elevation, natural elevation


Narrower (hyponym)mull, point


Instance hyponymAbila, Abyla, Calpe, Cape Canaveral, Cape Hatteras, Cape Horn, Cape Kennedy, Cape Sable, Gibraltar, Jebel Musa, Rock of Gibraltar

2. foreland (object) land forming the forward margin of something


Broader (hypernym)dry land, earth, ground, land, solid ground, terra firma









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