headland Definition
head·land (hed′land′; for 2 usually, -lənd)
noun
- the unbroken soil at the edge of a plowed field, esp. at the ends of the furrows
- a cape or point of land reaching out into the water; esp., a promontory
Etymology: ME hedelonde < OE heafod lond
headland Synonyms
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.
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