Definition of Promontory
Prom´on`to`ry
n.
1.
1.
(Phys. Geog.)
A
high
point
of
land
or
rock
projecting
into
the
sea
beyond
the
line
of
coast
;
a
headland
;
a
high
cape
.
Like
one
that
stands
upon
a
promontory
.
- Shak.
2.
(Anat.)
A
projecting
part
.
Especially
:
(
a
)
The
projecting
angle
of
the
ventral
side
of
the
sacrum
where
it
joins
the
last
lumbar
vertebra
.
(
b
)
A
prominence
on
the
inner
wall
of
the
tympanum
of
the
ear
.
Related Words
beak
,
bill
,
breakwater
,
cape
,
chersonese
,
coral
reef
,
delta
,
foreland
,
head
,
headland
,
hook
,
mull
,
naze
,
ness
,
peninsula
,
point
,
reef
,
sandspit
,
spit
,
spur
,
tongue
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