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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Promontory \Prom"on*to*ry\, n.; pl. Promontories. [ L.
promonturium, promunturium; pro before + mons, montis,
mountain: cf. F. promontoire. See Mount, n.]
[1913 Webster]
1. (Phys. Geog.) A high point of land or rock projecting into
the sea beyond the line of coast; a headland; a high cape.
[1913 Webster]
Like one that stands upon a promontory. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Anat.) A projecting part. Especially:
(a) The projecting angle of the ventral side of the sacrum
where it joins the last lumbar vertebra.
(b) A prominence on the inner wall of the tympanum of the
ear.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Promontory \Prom"on*to*ry\, n.; pl. Promontories. [ L.
promonturium, promunturium; pro before + mons, montis,
mountain: cf. F. promontoire. See Mount, n.]
1. (Phys. Geog.) A high point of land or rock projecting into
the sea beyond the line of coast; a headland; a high cape.
Like one that stands upon a promontory. --Shak.
2. (Anat.) A projecting part. Especially:
(a) The projecting angle of the ventral side of the sacrum
where it joins the last lumbar vertebra.
(b) A prominence on the inner wall of the tympanum of the
ear.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
promontories
n.
(plural of en promontory)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
promontories
n.
(plural of en promontory)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
promontories
n.
(plural of en promontory)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
promontories
n.
(plural of en promontory)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
promontories
Englanti n.
(en-monikko p romontor ies)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
promontories
Engelska n.
(böjning en subst promontory)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
promontories'
Engelska n.
(böjning en subst promontory)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Promontories /pɹˈɒmɒntəɹiz/
النتوءات
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
promontories /pɹˈɒmɒntəɹiz/
Kaps , Landspitzen , Vorgebirge
Synonyms: capes, headlands, heads, forelands, mulls
see: cape, headland, head, foreland, promontory, mull
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