noun
Meaning 1
A headland.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
foreland
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noun
Meaning 2
In plate tectonics, the zone adjacent to a mountain chain where material eroded from it is deposited.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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noun
Meaning 3
land forming the forward margin of something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma
noun
Meaning 4
a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: promontory, headland, head
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: natural elevation, elevation
Narrower terms: mull, point, Cape Horn, Gibraltar, Rock of Gibraltar, Calpe, Cape Hatteras, Cape Canaveral, Cape Kennedy, Cape Sable, Jebel Musa, Abila, Abyla
History
Etymology
From Middle English foreland, equivalent to fore- + land.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: avantpaís — zone where eroded material is deposited
- Polish: przedgórze — zone where eroded material is deposited
- Polish: przedmurze — zone where eroded material is deposited
- Spanish: antepaís — zone where eroded material is deposited