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foreland

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fore·land  (fôrlnd, fr-)
n.
A projecting land mass; a promontory.
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Noun1.forelandforeland - a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
headland, promontory, head
mull - a term used in Scottish names of promontories; "the Mull of Kintyre"
natural elevation, elevation - a raised or elevated geological formation
point - a promontory extending out into a large body of water; "they sailed south around the point"
2.foreland - land forming the forward margin of something
dry land, ground, solid ground, terra firma, earth, land - the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground"


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The commander of the first Roman galley must have looked with an intense absorption upon the estuary of the Thames as he turned the beaked prow of his ship to the westward under the brow of the North Foreland.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
For lack of wind they tarried at Foreland, and went to land for to refresh them.
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Mate says we must be past Straits of Dover, as in a moment of fog lifting he saw North Foreland, just as he heard the man cry out.
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