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foreland definition

fore·land (fôr′lənd)

noun

  1. a headland; promontory
  2. land in relation to the territory behind it

Etymology: ME

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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