One entry found for promontory. Entry Word: promontory
Function: noun
Text: 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> -- see HEADLAND 1
2 an area of land that juts out into a body of water <Cape May is by far Delaware Bay's largest promontory> -- see 2CAPE