Synonyms for headland
Definitions
- n. 1
Coastal land that juts into the sea.
- n. 2
The unplowed boundary of a field.
Forms
- Plural
- headlands → promontories, capes, peninsulas, heads…
Example sentences
- cape Night slowly covered the city with its dark cape.
- peninsula If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look around you.
- promontory The boat sailed around the promontory.
- furlong The horses did a six furlong workout this morning.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| headland | rising | |
| cape | rising | |
| peninsula | steady | |
| promontory | steady | |
| foreland | steady | |
| furlong | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- head1, cape1
- 5 letters
- point1
- 7 letters
- furlong2, turnrow
- 8 letters
- foreland
- 9 letters
- peninsula4
- 10 letters
- promontory
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (furlong2 = 2 syllables).