English noun: headland | |||
1. | headland (object) a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea) | ||
Synonyms | foreland, head, promontory | ||
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 | ||