Headland

Head′land

(hĕd′lănd)

,

Noun.

1.

A cape; a promontory; a point of land projecting into the sea or other expanse of water.

“Sow the headland with wheat.”

Shak.

2.

A ridge or strip of unplowed at the ends of furrows, or near a fence.

Tusser.

Headland

HEADLAND

,

Noun.

hed'land. A cape; a promontory; a point of land projecting from the shore into the sea, or other expanse of water.

1.

A ridge or strip of unplowed land at the ends of furrows, or near a fence.

headland

English

Noun

headland ‎(plural headlands)

A bit of coastal land that juts into the sea; cape.
The unplowed boundary of a field.

Synonyms

(coastal land that juts into the sea): peninsula

Translations

bit of coastal land that juts into the sea

Czech: mys (cs) m, ostroh m
Esperanto: kabo
Finnish: niemi (fi)
Greek:
Ancient: ἄκρον n ‎(ákron)
Irish: rinn f, ceann tíre m
Italian: promontorio (it) m
Macedonian: ‘рт m ‎(‘rt)
Maori: whakaihu, rae, koraenga, kūrae, kūmore, kūmū, tūmū
Norman: nez m (Jersey)
Norwegian: nes (no) n, tange (no) m

Bokmål: odde (no) m

Nynorsk: odde m

Old English: headfod
Polish: cypel (pl) m, przylądek (pl) m
Portuguese: promontório (pt) m, cabo (pt) m
Russian: мыс (ru) m ‎(mys)
Scots: mull
Scottish Gaelic: rubha m, sròn f
Slovene: rt (sl) m
Spanish: promontorio (es) m
Swedish: udde (sv)
Vietnamese: mũi đất (vi)
Volapük: länalineg

unplowed boundary of a field

Finnish: piennar (fi), päiste (fi)
Irish: iomaire cinn m

Italian: capitagna f
Spanish: capitaña f

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Headland

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Headland

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