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promontoire [pʀɔmɔ̃twaʀ]masculine noun* * *pʀɔmɔ̃twaʀnom masculin promontory* * *pʀɔmɔ̃twaʀ nm* * *promontoire nm promontory.[prɔmɔ̃twar] nom masculin -
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cap [kap]masculine noun• passer or doubler un cap [bateau] to round a cape• passer or franchir le cap des 40 ans to turn 40• dépasser or franchir le cap des 50 millions to pass the 50-million markb. ( = direction) course• tenir or maintenir le cap (figurative) to steer a steady course* * *seapenom masculin: abbr certificat* * *seape abr nmCertificat d'aptitude professionnelle vocational training certificate taken at secondary school* * *cap nm2 ( obstacle) hurdle; franchir or passer un cap to get over a hurdle;3 ( limite) mark; le cap des 1 000 abonnés the 1,000 subscribers mark; passer le cap de la cinquantaine to pass the fifty mark;4 ( orientation) course; changer de cap [navire, capitaine, parti, ministre] to change course; tenir or garder or maintenir le cap [navire, capitaine, parti, ministre] to hold one's course; mettre le cap sur [capitaine, navire] to head for; mettre le cap au sud [navire, capitaine] to head south.[kap] nom masculindoubler ou passer un cap to round a capechanger de ou le cap to alter one's ou to change coursepasser ou franchir le cap dea. [dans une situation difficile] to get over, to come throughb. [dans une gradation, des statistiques] to pass the mark ofla revue a dépassé le cap des deux mille lecteurs the readership of the magazine has passed the two thousand markle cap Blanc Cap Blancle cap Bon Cap Bonle cap de Bonne-Espérance the Cape of Good Hopecap Canaveral Cape Canaveralle cap Horn Cape Hornle cap Nord North Cape -
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headland, promontory
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Promontory — Prom on*to*ry, n.; pl. {Promontories}. [ L. promonturium, promunturium; pro before + mons, montis, mountain: cf. F. promontoire. See {Mount}, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Phys. Geog.) A high point of land or rock projecting into the sea beyond the line … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
promontory — 1540s, from M.L. promontorium, altered (by influence of L. mons mount, hill ) from L. promunturium mountain ridge, headland, probably related to prominere jut out (see PROMINENT (Cf. prominent)) … Etymology dictionary
promontory — [n] headland bluff, cape, cheronese, foreland, jetty, jutty, peninsula, point, ridge; concepts 509,514 … New thesaurus
promontory — ► NOUN (pl. promontories) 1) a point of high land jutting out into the sea or a lake. 2) Anatomy a protuberance on an organ or other bodily structure. ORIGIN Latin promontorium, influenced by mons mountain … English terms dictionary
promontory — [präm′ən tôr΄ē] n. pl. promontories [LL promontorium < L promunturium, prob. altered (infl. by mons, MOUNT1) < prominere: see PROMINENT] 1. a peak of high land that juts out into a body of water; headland 2. Anat. a prominent part … English World dictionary
Promontory — A promontory is a prominent mass of land which overlooks lower lying land or a body of water (when it may be called a peninsula or headland).Most promontories are formed either from a hard ridge of rock that has resisted the erosive forces that… … Wikipedia
promontory — Doubling Dou bling, n. 1. The act of one that doubles; a making double; reduplication; also, that which is doubled. [1913 Webster] 2. A turning and winding; as, the doubling of a hunted hare; shift; trick; artifice. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. (Her … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
promontory — [[t]prɒ̱məntri, AM tɔːri[/t]] promontories N COUNT A promontory is a cliff that stretches out into the sea. ...a promontory jutting out into the bay … English dictionary
promontory — UK [ˈprɒmənt(ə)rɪ] / US [ˈprɑmənˌtɔrɪ] noun [countable] Word forms promontory : singular promontory plural promontories a narrow piece of land that sticks out into the sea … English dictionary
promontory — prom|on|to|ry [ˈprɔməntəri US ˈpra:mənto:ri] n plural promontories [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: promonturium] a long narrow piece of land which sticks out into the sea ▪ a rocky promontory … Dictionary of contemporary English
promontory — noun a lone beacon shone from the promontory Syn: headland, point, cape, head, foreland, horn, bill, peninsula … Thesaurus of popular words