Associations to the word «Foreland»

Wiktionary

FORELAND, noun. A headland.
FORELAND, noun. (geology) In plate tectonics, the zone adjacent to a mountain chain where material eroded from it is deposited.

Dictionary definition

FORELAND, noun. A natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea).
FORELAND, noun. Land forming the forward margin of something.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley