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