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单词 promontories
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promontories in British English

plural noun
promontory
 

promontory in British English

(ˈprɒməntərɪ, -trɪ)
nounWord forms: plural -ries
1. 
a high point of land, esp of rocky coast, that juts out into the sea
2.  anatomy
any of various projecting structures
Word origin
C16: from Latin prōmunturium headland; related to prōminēre; see prominent

Examples of 'promontories' in a sentence
promontories

Stand aloft and alone upon rocky promontories.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Steps rose and fell over the shoulders of wooded promontories as we followed the white and purple trails.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Danish wooden houses stand on promontories of moraine rubble, and blue icebergs glide slowly out to sea.
The Times Literary Supplement (2015)
They were placed on high ground and promontories to be seen from afar, sometimes to mark shallows, rapids or bends.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Voidokilia beach forms an almost perfect omega of fine sand thanks to rocky promontories at its entrance.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Overlooked by a small taverna, its waters remain calm, as they are protected by two rocky promontories.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
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