ˈfōrlənd, ˈfȯr- noun
Etymology: Middle English forland, foreland, from for-, fore- fore- + land
1. : promontory , headland
2. : land lying in front or forming the forward margin of something
the foreland of the oil region
the foreland of a national boundary
3. : a portion of the natural shore on the outside of an embankment or sea wall that receives the shock of waves and deadens their force
4. : a region of comparatively undisturbed rocks adjacent to an orogenic belt