Definitions for headlandˈhɛd lənd
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
head•landˈhɛd lənd(n.)
a promontory extending into a large body of water.
a strip of unplowed land at the ends of furrows or near a fence or border.
Category: Agriculture
Origin of headland:
bef. 1000
Princeton's WordNet
promontory, headland, head, foreland(noun)
a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
Wiktionary
headland(Noun)
A bit of coastal land that juts into the sea; cape
headland(Noun)
The unplowed boundary of a field
Origin: From head + land. Alternatively, from headfod.
Webster Dictionary
Headland(noun)
a cape; a promontory; a point of land projecting into the sea or other expanse of water
Headland(noun)
a ridge or strip of unplowed at the ends of furrows, or near a fence
Translations for headland
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
headland(noun)
a point of land which sticks out into the sea.
- kaap, landpuntAfrikaans

- لِسان من الأرض داخِل البَحْرArabic

- носBulgarian

- promontórioPortuguese (BR)

- mysCzech

- die LandzungeGerman

- forbjergDanish

- ακρωτήριοGreek

- cabo, punta, promontorioSpanish

- neemEstonian

- ساحلFarsi

- niemiFinnish

- promontoireFrench

- כףHebrew

- रासHindi

- predbrežje, rtCroatian

- előhegységHungarian

- tanjungIndonesian

- höfði; allhátt nesIcelandic

- promontorioItalian

- みさきJapanese

- 돌출부Korean

- ragas, iškyšulysLithuanian

- zemesragsLatvian

- tanjung tinggiMalay

- landtong, kaapDutch

- nes, odde, pyntNorwegian

- przylądekPolish

- ساحلPersian

- دماغه ، هغه وچه مځكه چه په سيند ننوتلى وىPashto

- promontórioPortuguese

- promontoriuRomanian

- мысRussian

- mysSlovak

- rtSlovenian

- rtSerbian

- hög uddeSwedish

- แหลม (แผ่นดิน) ที่ยื่นลงไปในทะเลThai

- burunTurkish

- 岬Chinese (Trad.)

- мисUkrainian

- چھجے نما چٹانUrdu

- mũi đấtVietnamese

- 岬Chinese (Simp.)

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