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headland Definition

head·land (hed′land′; for 2 usually, -lənd)

noun

  1. the unbroken soil at the edge of a plowed field, esp. at the ends of the furrows
  2. a cape or point of land reaching out into the water; esp., a promontory

Etymology: ME hedelonde < OE heafod lond

headland Synonyms

headland

n.

bluff, cliff, cape; see hill, cape.

headland Usage Examples

Preposition: on

  • th: Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis PM Two seen on Paphos headland on 26 th.
  • coast: GIBRALTAR The British Colony of Gibraltar is a high rocky headland on the southern coast of Spain.

Preposition: at

end: The harbor is on a small headland at the northern end of the bay of the same name.

Converse of subject

separate: The two western beaches are separated by a headland, in a generally rural area.

Preposition: around

field: Grass headlands around arable fields facilitate passage for the mounted followers.

Adjective modifier

  • rocky: At a rocky headland with a lighthouse we enjoyed a nesting colony of Silver Gulls which we could walk through.
  • windswept: Opposite the shops on the village green, is a Victorian church, standing on the windswept headland.
  • craggy: Orange trees, mimosas and vines coat the slopes above a coastline of rocky coves, craggy headlands and rugged cliffs.
  • rugged: This is a beautiful rugged headland, with the island of Ile de Sein situated just off its shores.
  • grassy: Here, opposite a barn, go left at a footpath sign, on a grassy headland, with a hedge on the left.
  • wooded: The Blue Flagged Blackpool Sands, set between a claw of wooded headlands, couldn't be more different from its namesake.

Converse of object

  • round: Back round the headland we took a quick look into the harbor.
  • pass: Half a mile further north we passed the headland.
  • reach: Reached the headland to discover the route went straight up it.
  • know: A few years later a Northumbrian Princess called Ebba was shipwrecked on the nearby headland now known as St Abbs.
  • form: Direct basal wave erosion occurs at and adjacent to, the headland formed by the High Land of Orcombe and around Straight Point.
  • include: It includes the major headlands of Hartland Point, Bull Point, Nash Point and Worms Head.

Noun used with modifier

  • conservation: West Penwith ESA has a ' spring sown ' prescription for conservation headlands.
  • limestone: The castle is set on the ceann ban, the white limestone headland, in a position of great natural strength.

Preposition: with

view: Day 1: our first route from Kastelli takes you across a headland with lovely views of the bay.