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headland

noun as in high land area

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I pointed out little shimmering fish and stared out at the deep green headland.

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You rock up to Nazaré, walk down the headlands, and you can see just how big the waves really are.

Preserves like Cutler Coast Public Reserved Land connect cobble beaches and headlands with blueberry barrens, pine forests, and peatlands.

Columbus, proceeding towards Cuba, named the headland Cabo de Cruz on this day.

As you know, this headland that we're on is called the Trwyn, and 'trwyn' simply means a nose or a promontory.

The night paled; the Trwyn light went out; and off the headland a seal disported itself in the icy sea.

To the south was a headland, which our skipper informed us was the north end of Amelia Island.

From the ancient fort on the headland to the Casa Blanca and the city beyond, it was a progression of delicious sights and sounds.

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On this page you'll find 20 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to headland, such as: bluff, cape, cliff, foreland, ness, and peak.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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