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Synonyms for headland
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : hed-luh nd |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɛd lənd |
Définition of headland
Origin :- Old English heafod lond "strip of land left unplowed at the edge of a field to leave room for the plow to turn," naturally identified with boundaries; see head (n.) + land (n.). Meaning "high cape, promontory" is from 1520s.
- noun high land area
- The noble Scyldings left the headland; homeward went the gold-friend of men.
- Extract from : « Beowulf » by Anonymous
- That she has no inkling of our presence is proven, since she has cast anchor round the headland.
- Extract from : « The Sea-Hawk » by Raphael Sabatini
- The Silver Heron is at anchor in the bay beyond that headland.
- Extract from : « The Sea-Hawk » by Raphael Sabatini
- We recognised the headland, and looked at each other in the silence of dumb wonder.
- Extract from : « The Mirror of the Sea » by Joseph Conrad
- Beacons had been prepared on every hill and headland, and men were set to watch.
- Extract from : « Red Cap Tales » by Samuel Rutherford Crockett
- At Five Fingers, west of the headland; two leagues from here.
- Extract from : « Kilgorman » by Talbot Baines Reed
- I returned to the headland next day in the hope that I might see him again.
- Extract from : « The Shrieking Pit » by Arthur J. Rees
- The headland is a bold block of white limestone stained with red.
- Extract from : « New Italian sketches » by John Addington Symonds
- But the headland reached a greater height, and rose from the sea.
- Extract from : « Chatterbox, 1906 » by Various
- A moment later the march toward the headland was recommenced.
- Extract from : « The Camp in the Snow » by William Murray Graydon
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