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promontory

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈprɒməntəri/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈprɑmənˌtɔri/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(prom′ən tôr′ē, -tōr′ē)


Inflections of 'promontory' (n): npl: promontories

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
prom•on•to•ry /ˈprɑmənˌtɔri/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -ries. 
  1. a high point of land or rock sticking out into water beyond the line of coast;
    headland.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
prom•on•to•ry  (prom′ən tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ries. 
  1. a high point of land or rock projecting into the sea or other water beyond the line of coast;
    a headland.
  2. a bluff, or part of a plateau, overlooking a lowland.
  3. [Anat.]a prominent or protuberant part.
  • Latin prōmontorium, prōmunturium, of unclear derivation
  • 1540–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
promontory /ˈprɒməntərɪ; -trɪ/ n ( pl -ries)
  1. a high point of land, esp of rocky coast, that juts out into the sea
  2. any of various projecting structures
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin prōmunturium headland; related to prōminēre; see prominent
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