headland

Meaning

Noun

Coastal land that juts into the sea.
The unplowed boundary of a field.

Related

Similar words

peninsula, cape, promontory

Origin

From Middle English hedelond, hedelonde, from Old English hēafodland, hafudland, equivalent to head + land. Eclipsed non-native Middle English chevicir, borrowed from Old French chevecier.

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