foreland
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English foreland, equivalent to fore- + land.
Noun
editforeland (plural forelands)
- A headland.
- (geology) In plate tectonics, the zone adjacent to a mountain chain where material eroded from it is deposited.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editheadland — see headland
References
edit- “foreland”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editforeland (plural forelandes)
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “fō̆r(e-land, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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