headland

[ hed-luhnd ]

noun

1. a promontory extending into a large body of water.
2. a strip of unplowed land at the ends of furrows or near a fence or border.

headland

noun

1. ˈhɛdlənd a narrow area of land jutting out into a sea, lake, etc
2. ˈhɛdˌlænd a strip of land along the edge of an arable field left unploughed to allow space for machines

Word History and Origins

Origin of headland¹

before 1000; Middle English hedeland, Old English hēafodland. See head, land

Example Sentences

The headlands site, Point Molate, a former World War II Navy fuel depot largely reclaimed by nature since its closure in 1995, lies just north of the Richmond Bridge.

From Los Angeles Times

The inexorable wonder-workings of geology — with a fanciful nod to Poseidon, the god of earthquakes and oceans — created that stunning headland that juts its chin out into the Pacific from Los Angeles County.

From Los Angeles Times

It was not long before a familiar black shape edged around the headland towards the beach we had chosen as a likely place for boats to launch.

From BBC

A rust-colored dome looms over the muddy farmland of Hinkley Point, a headland overlooking the Bristol Channel in southwest England.

From New York Times

The Santa Cruz headlands rise to the west.

From Los Angeles Times