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headland en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈhɛdlənd/

Etymology

From Middle English hedelond, hedelonde, from Old English hēafodland, hafudland (“boundary, headland”), equivalent to head + land. Eclipsed non-native Middle English chevicir (“headland”), borrowed from Old French chevecier (“head piece”).

Meanings

1. Coastal land that juts into the sea.
2. The unplowed boundary of a field.

Forms

Coordinates

land · furlong

Deriveds

headlanded

Relateds

abuttal · portolan

Synonyms

peninsula · cape · promontory · furlong

Translations (86)

fo forberg (coastal land that juts into the sea) · pt cabo (coastal land that juts into the sea) · izh neemi (coastal land that juts into the sea) · nrf nez (coastal land that juts into the sea) · ang hēafodland (coastal land that juts into the sea) · sv åkerren (unplowed boundary of a field) · ga ceann tíre (coastal land that juts into the sea) · vo länalineg (coastal land that juts into the sea) · fa دماغه (coastal land that juts into the sea) · mi koraenga (coastal land that juts into the sea) · ota بورون (coastal land that juts into the sea) · hu fordulósáv (unplowed boundary of a field) · gd rubha (coastal land that juts into the sea) · it promontorio (coastal land that juts into the sea) · nb tange (coastal land that juts into the sea) · nn tange (coastal land that juts into the sea) · ang hēafod (coastal land that juts into the sea) · fo landoddi (coastal land that juts into the sea) · nb forberg (coastal land that juts into the sea) · it cavedagna (unplowed boundary of a field) · bg нос (coastal land that juts into the sea) · de Kap (coastal land that juts into the sea) · gl arredor (unplowed boundary of a field) · uk мис (coastal land that juts into the sea) · vi mũi đất (coastal land that juts into the sea) · pl uwrocie (unplowed boundary of a field) · gd sròn (coastal land that juts into the sea) · nn nes (coastal land that juts into the sea) · nl kaap (coastal land that juts into the sea) · gl cabo (coastal land that juts into the sea) · ta முனை (coastal land that juts into the sea) · fr promontoire (coastal land that juts into the sea) · de Vorgewende (unplowed boundary of a field) · et neem (coastal land that juts into the sea) · gl cadabullo (unplowed boundary of a field) · grc ῥίον (coastal land that juts into the sea) · gl cómaro (unplowed boundary of a field) · grc πρών (coastal land that juts into the sea) · es promontorio (coastal land that juts into the sea) · fi piennar (unplowed boundary of a field) · hu forgó (unplowed boundary of a field) · mi kūrae (coastal land that juts into the sea) · mk нос (coastal land that juts into the sea) · la prōminens (coastal land that juts into the sea) · izh nenä (coastal land that juts into the sea) · ga iomaire cinn (unplowed boundary of a field) · de Landzunge (coastal land that juts into the sea) · pl poprzeczniak (unplowed boundary of a field) · gl arró (unplowed boundary of a field) · mi kūmore (coastal land that juts into the sea) · eo kabo (coastal land that juts into the sea) · es capitaña (unplowed boundary of a field) · nl landtong (coastal land that juts into the sea) · grc τέλσον (unplowed boundary of a field) · nn odde (coastal land that juts into the sea) · ca andana (unplowed boundary of a field) · nb nes (coastal land that juts into the sea) · fi päiste (unplowed boundary of a field) · mk 'рт (coastal land that juts into the sea) · bg синор (unplowed boundary of a field) · cy pentir (coastal land that juts into the sea) · mi tūmū (coastal land that juts into the sea) · pl cypel (coastal land that juts into the sea) · pl przylądek (coastal land that juts into the sea) · grc ἄκρον (coastal land that juts into the sea) · ga rinn (coastal land that juts into the sea) · nb odde (coastal land that juts into the sea) · cs mys (coastal land that juts into the sea) · sv udde (coastal land that juts into the sea) · ota انف (coastal land that juts into the sea) · pt promontório (coastal land that juts into the sea) · nn forberg (coastal land that juts into the sea) · it capitagna (unplowed boundary of a field) · de Huk (coastal land that juts into the sea) · mi whakaihu (coastal land that juts into the sea) · ru мыс (coastal land that juts into the sea) · gl lindeiro (unplowed boundary of a field) · hu földnyelv (coastal land that juts into the sea) · bg межда (unplowed boundary of a field) · mi kūmū (coastal land that juts into the sea) · sco mull (coastal land that juts into the sea) · mi rae (coastal land that juts into the sea) · cs ostroh (coastal land that juts into the sea) · de Landspitze (coastal land that juts into the sea) · fi niemi (coastal land that juts into the sea) · sl rt (coastal land that juts into the sea)