PROMONTORY


Meaning of PROMONTORY in English

[ 'prɒm(ə)nt(ə)ri ]

■ noun ( plural 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

C16: from L. promontorium , var. (influenced by mons , mont- 'mountain') of promunturium .

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