Thesaurus results for PROMONTORY

promontory

noun

ˈprä-mən-ˌtȯr-ē

as in peninsula

an area of high ground jutting out into a body of water beyond the line of the coast stood on the windswept promontory overlooking the bay

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as in cape

an area of land that juts out into a body of water Cape May is Delaware Bay's largest promontory

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Recent Examples of promontory Trinidad State Beach This beach runs along the western shore of this picturesque oceanside village, starting just north of Trinidad Head, a rocky promontory that shelters Trinidad Harbor and offers 360-degree coastal views along a 1.3-mile trail loop. —

Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 1 July 2024 Agate Beach, Sue-meg State Park This long, narrow beach stretches north from the dramatic, lushly forested promontory that makes up Sue-meg State Park, north of Trinidad. —

Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 1 July 2024 The Gargano This picturesque promontory on Puglia’s northernmost coastline is dominated by Gargano National Park, where the scenery changes from beaches to mountains in just a few miles. —

Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 3 June 2024 Boundary Cone is a geologic promontory — a high point of land — near the Black Mountains in Mohave County. —

Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 24 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for promontory

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And while many of Greece’s most iconic destinations are on the mainland and peninsula, like Athens, millions of visitors flock to the country for its staggeringly beautiful islands.

— Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2025
Trump is also likely to demand that Seoul foot more of the bill for housing American troops on the peninsula, stress-testing the U.S.-South Korean alliance at a time when North Korea is strengthening its military ties with Russia.

— John Delury, Foreign Affairs, 27 Jan. 2025