promontory

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promontory^¹

/ˈpɹɒm.ən.tɹi/ UK
/ˈpɹɑməntɔɹi/ US

Where it comes from

From Medieval Latin prōmontōrium, from prōmineō, from prō- + *mineō (“to project or jut”, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stand out”)) + -tōrium (“place”).

noun promontories

A high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff. Leaving behind us the town at the bottom of its deep bay, we set out to explore a bluff-headed parallelogramical promontory, bounded by Thurso Bay on the one hand, and Murkle Bay on the other, and which presents to the open sea, in the space that stretches between, an undulating line of iron-bound c
Similar: cliff, headland, hoe, bluff
A projection on the sacrum.
A rounded elevation in the tympanum of the ear.

Promontory^²

proper noun

historical A location in Box Elder County, Utah, United States, where the first transcontinental railroad was completed in 1869, and the golden spike ceremony was held.

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noun a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff

Español	promontorio
日本語	岬 misaki
中文	海角 hǎijiǎo
Kiswahili	rasi
Português	promontório
Français	promontoire
Deutsch	Landzunge
Italiano	promontorio
Русский	мыс mys, вы́ступ výstup, стре́лка strélka
العربية	رَعْن raʕn, شَنْخَة šanḵa

noun projection on the sacrum

العربية	طُنُف عَجُزِِيّ ṭunuf ʕajuziiyy

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@misc{promontory_2026,
  title = {promontory},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/promontory},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}