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promontory

noun

ˈprä-mən-ˌtȯr-ē

Definition of promontory

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 It's known for its Llevant golden sand beach, with the place to be a mirador at its eastern end, on the Punta del Cavall promontory that overlooks the coast. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 2 June 2026 The venue was a casually magnificent stone building, constructed in the fifteenth century as a Dominican convent, on a promontory overlooking a sparkling bay. — Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 9 May 2026 On a promontory above the Río Paraná, 30 miles from Iguazú Falls, the last outpost of the once-powerful Bemberg family sits within 1,000 acres of private jungle. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Apr. 2026 Wailua Nui Luau is set near on a grassy promontory overlooking the mouth of the Wailua River, one of the most important ancient Hawaiian sites in the entire state. — Ben Davidson, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for promontory

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Noun

For Michigan, the forecast is essentially divided up between the two peninsulas, but the throughline appears to be milder temperatures and below-average snowfall.

— Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2026
The medieval town of Peñíscola, with its 14th-century castle and fortified walls that rise from a rocky peninsula, was cinematic enough to serve as a filming location for Game of Thrones.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026

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One of the biggest changes was to replace the long, rock groins originally proposed with short, landscaped headlands.

— Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
Twenty-one hundred miles can already be walked, allowing visitors to view England’s famous headlands, cliffs, beaches, and dunes, as well as castles, oceanside resorts, and wartime relics.

— Gloria Liu, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026

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