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Headland

//ˈhɛdlənd// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Coastal land that juts into the sea.
  2. 2
    a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea) wordnet
  3. 3
    The unplowed boundary of a field.

Etymology

From Middle English hedelond, hedelonde, from Old English hēafodland, hafudland (“boundary, headland”), equivalent to head + land. Eclipsed non-native Middle English chevicir (“headland”), borrowed from Old French chevecier (“head piece”).

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