headland
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle English hedelond, hedelonde, from Old English hēafodland, hafudland (“boundary, headland”), equivalent to head + land. Eclipsed non-native Middle English chevicir (“headland”), borrowed from Old French chevecier (“head piece”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
headland (plural headlands)
SynonymsEdit
- (coastal land that juts into the sea; peninsula): peninsula, cape, promontory
TranslationsEdit
bit of coastal land that juts into the sea
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unplowed boundary of a field
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