foreland

• Substantiv, das eine Landzunge, ein Vorgebirge oder eine ins Meer hinausragende Landspitze bezeichnet; auch allgemein ein vorgelagertes Landstück oder eine vorgelagerte Küstenregion.

A noun referring to a cape, promontory, or headland; a piece of land projecting into the sea.

1. Geographical featureC2formal

   A cape, headland, or promontory; a point of land projecting into the sea.

   Kap

   • The ship sailed around the foreland to reach the harbor.
   • The foreland is visible from the coastal path.
   • Geologists studied the rock formations of the foreland.

   Synonymecapeheadlandpeninsulapointpromontory

2. Land in frontC2formalbritish

   A piece of land situated in front of something, such as a building or a settlement.

   Vorland

   • The castle's foreland was used for grazing sheep.
   • They built a new road across the foreland.
   • The foreland of the estate was covered in wildflowers.

   Antonymeinteriormainland