promontory

From Medieval Latin prōmontōrium, from prō- + *mineō (“to project or jut”), from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stand out”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɒm.ən.tɹi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɑməntɔɹi/

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promontory (plural promontories)

1. A high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff.

   Synonyms: cliff, headland, hoe

   • 1970, Ken Fitzgerald, The Space Age Photographic Atlas‎, Crown Publishers, page 196:

     South of Hang-chou Wan (Bay) below Shanghai, the China coastline changes from a smooth, flat topography to one of irregular, rocky promontories and numerous islands. Foochow, the Fugiu of Marco Polo, dates from the seventh century. Offshore the Ma-tsu Lieh-tao (Matsu and Pei-kan, or Changshu Islands) are heavily fortified Nationalist strongholds.

2. (anatomy) A projecting part of the body.
   1. A projection on the sacrum.
   2. A rounded elevation in the tympanum of the ear.

• Promontory Point

• “promontory”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.