Associations to the word «Promontory»

Wiktionary

PROMONTORY, noun. A high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff.
PROMONTORY, noun. (anatomy) A projecting part of the body.

Dictionary definition

PROMONTORY, noun. A natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea).

Wise words

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C. S. Lewis