Dictionary

promontory en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpɹɒm.ən.tɹi/ (UK)
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• /ˈpɹɑməntɔɹi/ (US)

Etymology

From Medieval Latin prōmontōrium, from prōmineō, from prō- + *mineō (“to project or jut”, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stand out”)) + -tōrium (“place”).

Meanings

1. A high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff.
   • South of Hang-chou Wan (Bay) below Shanghai, the China coastline changes from a smooth, flat topography to one of irregular, rocky promontories and numerous islands. Foochow, the Fugiu of Marco Polo, dates from the seventh century. Offshore the Ma-tsu Lieh-tao (Matsu and Pei-kan, or Changshu Islands) are heavily fortified Nationalist strongholds. 1970, Ken Fitzgerald, The Space Age Photographic Atlas, Crown Publishers, page 196:
   • Leaving behind us the town at the bottom of its deep bay, we set out to explore a bluff-headed parallelogramical promontory, bounded by Thurso Bay on the one hand, and Murkle Bay on the other, and which presents to the open sea, in the space that stretches between, an undulating line of iron-bound coast, exposed to the roll of the northern ocean. 1857, Hugh Miller, The Cruise of the Betsey:
2. A projecting part of the body. ▸ A projection on the sacrum.
3. A projecting part of the body. ▸ A rounded elevation in the tympanum of the ear.

Forms

Deriveds

promontoried · Wilsons Promontory · Promontory Point

Relateds

prominent

Synonyms

bluff · cliff · headland · hoe

Translations (59)

hy հրվանդան (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) · es promontorio (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) · gd rubha (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) · it promontorio (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) · mi koutu (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) · ru вы́ступ (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) · nb landtunge (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) · sh promontorij (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) · vo länalineg (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) · de Landzunge (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) · pl przylądek (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) · mk 'рт (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) · nb tange (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) · sw rasi (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) · bg висок нос (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) · grc ῥίον (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) · ar طُنُف عَجُزِِيّ (projection on the sacrum) · fi nokka (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) · ang hōh (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) · sv udde (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) · nl uitsteeksel (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) · hu hegyfok (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) · ar شَنْخَة (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) · nl landtong (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) · ru мыс (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) · nl voorgebergte (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) · ja 岬 (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) · ar رَعْن (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) · fr promontoire (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) · uk виступ (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) · cs ostroh (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) · pl wzgórek (projection on the sacrum) · pt promontório (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) · nb nes (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) · cs útes (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) · ota بورون (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) · gd sròn (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) · cs předhoří (projection on the sacrum) · mk нос (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) · nb odde (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) · ru стре́лка (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) · ga ros (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) · cs mys (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) · grc σκόπελος (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) · sco mull (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) · th แหลม (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) · km ដើមភ្នំ (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) · nrf capée (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) · pl cypel (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) · uk мис (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) · ga scoth (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) · cmn 海角 (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) · fi niemeke (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) · ga léim (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) · ga rinn (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) · mi tūmū (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) · ba морон (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) · mi kūmore (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff) · la prōmontōrium (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff)