promontory

IPA: prʌmˈoʊntˈɔri

Examples of "promontory" in Sentences

The promontory is approximately wide and long.
The Rock of Gibraltar is a monolithic promontory.
At the tip lies the remains of a promontory fort.
Dyfed is the promontory on the southwestern coast.
The Rumps is the site of an Iron Age promontory fort.
This plexus is located on the surface of the promontory.
Around the base of the promontory is a maritime environment.
The town lies just south of the promontory of Flamborough Head.
The plants on the promontory are also changing with the season.
The Plains of Abraham are located near the edge of the promontory.
Darney is built on a promontory dominating the valley of the Saone.
At the tip of the promontory is the Dungeness nuclear power station.
Below the promontory was a level area, perfect for a trading settlement.
Just over the promontory is an isthmus with a small sheltered beach semi-enclosed by two rocky arms.
Carmel -- the mountain promontory north of Israel, in Asher, abounding in rich pastures, olives, and vines.
Though fishermen and picnickers sometimes appear in the afternoons or evenings, the lakefront on both sides of the promontory is pristine and undeveloped.
He had just become aware of the first dusky breath of the twilight, when a tiny sloop appeared, rounding the Deid Heid, as they called the promontory which closed in the bay on the east.