PROMONTORY


Meaning of PROMONTORY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈprä-mən-ˌtȯr-ē ]

noun

( plural -ries )

Etymology: Latin promunturium, promonturium; probably akin to prominēre 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.