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promontory

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of PROMONTORY

1
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>
Synonyms ness, point, promontory
2
an area of land that juts out into a body of water <Cape May is Delaware Bay's largest promontory>
Related Words breakwater, jetty

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