English to French Meaning of headland - promontoire

Headland :

promontoire

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Definitions of headland in English

Noun(1) a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea

Examples of headland in English

(1) The soil at one point on the headland of a neighbouring field about 100 metres west of the south-west corner of Packhouse Field was also sampled; the location and result also appear at appendix 12.(2) Popular with everyone from trainees to experienced divers, this site is the start of several interesting routes around the next headland to underwater canyons such as the Cresta Run and Divers' Hole.(3) Jutting out into the northern Mediterranean, the Portofino headland is a piece of natural unspoilt beauty standing hand in hand with some pretty Italian architecture.(4) Since then, the foxtail is virtually gone except on the headland and the area where no gypsum was applied.(5) Firstly the village can be found on the east side of a great headland protruding out of Loch Carron, and therefore enjoys a position that protects it from sea gales.(6) From the harbour, it's quick to cut across the headland 's narrow neck back to the beach.(7) After a stretch of dusty track, I climbed a slope onto a wooded headland , turned a corner and was immediately engulfed by the overwhelming solitude that is Lake Titicaca.(8) The Fal estuary is long and wide, and Falmouth grew along its western side in a straggling way, curving round into docks at the southern end where a headland projects to narrow the mouth.(9) Bronze Age discoveries have been made on a Pembrokeshire headland following a moorland fire last summer.(10) It is also proposed to carry out a phased programme of cliff stabilisation works above Scalby Sands, between the mainland and Scalby Ness headland, to protect the headland over the next 60 years.(11) It is perched on the headland where Loch Awe divides, pushing a much smaller section north-west towards Loch Etive.(12) I had taken Jason to the Roseland headland in the Fal estuary by the green-painted East Narrows navigation buoy - due east and one mile from the docks.(13) If you want to be independent, go to any promontory, headland or peninsula that has deep water close inshore and allows you to stand on a cliff a good height above water level.(14) The beach itself is not particularly dramatic, but its crescent of sand is squeezed cosily between two protective wooded headlands , with dunes behind and a basin-full of tranquil Bristol Channel in front.(15) This had the effect of creating raised areas separated by troughs or furrows, the whole having a marked S-shaped form in plan with headlands for turning the plough at either end.(16) A classic example of cleaning fan losses can be found at headlands where combine speeds suddenly drop.

Related Phrases of headland

(1) headland ::

promontoire

(2) head ::

tête

(3) land ::

terre

Related Phrases of headland

(1) headland ::

promontoire

(2) head ::

tête

(3) land ::

terre

Synonyms

Noun

1. cape ::

cap

2. promontory ::

promontoire

3. point ::

point

4. head ::

tête

5. foreland ::

promontoire

6. peninsula ::

péninsule

7. bluff ::

bluffer

English to French Dictionary: headland

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