n.
Pronunciation: ' prä-m ə n- ˌ to ̇ r- ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ries
Etymology: Latin promunturium, promonturium; probably akin to promin ē re to jut forth ― more at PROMINENT
Date: 1548
1 a : a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water b : a prominent mass of land overlooking or projecting into a lowland
2 : a bodily prominence