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