promontory

• Acidente geográfico natural elevado, especialmente rochoso, que avança sobre o mar ou sobre uma planície; também qualquer parte saliente de um terreno ou de um órgão.

A noun referring to a natural elevation, especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea.

1. Rocky headlandC1formal

   A high point of land or rock that extends out into a body of water, typically the sea.

   Promontório rochoso

   • The lighthouse stood on a rugged promontory overlooking the ocean.
   • From the promontory, they could see the entire coastline.
   • The ship sailed around the rocky promontory to reach the harbor.

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