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A high point of land or rock projecting into the sea beyond the line of coast; a headland; a high cape.

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  1. n. A high point of land or rock projecting into the sea beyond the line of coast; a headland; a high cape.
  2. n. A projecting part. Especially: (a) The projecting angle of the ventral side of the sacrum where it joins the last lumbar vertebra. (b) A prominence on the inner wall of the tympanum of the ear.
  3. n. a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
  4. 1. (Phys. Geog.) A high point of land or rock projecting into the sea beyond the line of coast; a headland; a high cape. Like one that stands upon a promontory. Shak. 2. (Anat.) A projecting part. Especially: (a) The projecting angle of the ventral side of the sacrum where it joins the last lumbar vertebra. (b) A prominence on the inner wall of the tympanum of the ear.
  5. A high point of land or rock projecting into the sea beyond theline of coast; a headland; a high cape.Like one that stands upon a promontory. Shak.
  6. n:100 n. a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)