Thesaurus / promontory
EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB
One of the woods of this forest, advancing far into the inundated valley, formed a sort of promontory above the sheet of water.
"That sandy promontory on the extremity of which stands Fortress Monroe," he answered.
ELSIE'S VACATION AND AFTER EVENTSMARTHA FINLEY
The promontory Trogilium itself may be considered as a foot of the mountain Mycale.
On the coast of the continent opposite to the Myndian territory is Astypalæa a promontory, and Zephyrium.
Above Soli in the interior is Limenia a city, then follows the promontory of Crommyon.
The name of the promontory is Olympus, and upon it is a temple of Venus Acræa, not to be approached nor seen by women.
As you know, this headland that we're on is called the Trwyn, and 'trwyn' simply means a nose or a promontory.
MUSHROOM TOWNOLIVER ONIONS
Leaving the promontory of the Bû de la Rue behind, the Cashmere glided on upon the waters.
TOILERS OF THE SEAVICTOR HUGO
It appears to have been broken from a high promontory of gray sandstone overhanging the river on the north side.
It is a high, bold promontory of the south main of Labrador.
LEFT ON LABRADORCHARLES ASBURY STEPHENS
WORDS RELATED TO PROMONTORY
- acclivity
- ascent
- bluff
- butte
- cliff
- climb
- down
- drift
- dune
- elevation
- eminence
- esker
- fell
- gradient
- headland
- heap
- height
- highland
- hillock
- hillside
- hilltop
- hummock
- inclination
- incline
- knoll
- mesa
- mound
- mount
- precipice
- prominence
- promontory
- protuberance
- range
- ridge
- rise
- rising ground
- shock
- slope
- stack
- summit
- talus
- tor
- upland
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