as in peninsula
an area of land that juts out into a body of water
from the plane I could see a foreland shaped like a large toe
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The word foreland means a body of land in front of another feature, such as a valley in front of mountains.
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oregonlive, 11 Dec. 2021
oregonlive, 11 Dec. 2021
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“Foreland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreland. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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