英语词汇“promontories”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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stood on the windswept promontory overlooking the bay Cape May is Delaware Bay's largest promontory.

Recent Examples on the Web Perched on a brownish-red tuff promontory near the Umbrian border, Civita is a place where time stands still.

Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 8 Sep. 2022 As the temperature dropped, around two dozen guests, newly reanimated, convened at the promontory to watch the last interactions of water and sky.

Henry Wismayer, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Aug. 2022 As the temperature dropped, around two dozen guests, newly reanimated, convened at the promontory to watch the last interactions of water and sky.

Henry Wismayer, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2022 In the unspoiled Caribbean island-nation of Dominica, this all-villa boutique resort is situated atop a high promontory amidst a lush rainforest and faces the sea.

Shivani Vora, CNN, 15 Aug. 2022 Eighty years ago the Golden Lotus Temple of All Religions, built on a coastal promontory at Encinitas, began sliding into the sea on July 21, 1942 .

San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2022 By foot, there are trekking and cycling routes wind through the promontory.

Rachel King, Fortune, 2 July 2022 Though originally native to North Africa, a population was introduced to the tiny promontory of Gibraltar centuries ago, and the creatures have been thriving there ever since.

Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 18 May 2022 Some Piscataways and historians cite the bloody past, while others point to the region’s geography — a promontory jutting into the Potomac River.

Ovetta Wiggins, Washington Post, 8 June 2022 See More

单词	promontories
释义	promontory noun prom·on·to·ry ˈprä-mən-ˌtȯr-ē plural promontories 1 a : a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water b : a prominent mass of land overlooking or projecting into a lowland 2 : a bodily prominence Synonyms headland ness point See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences stood on the windswept promontory overlooking the bay Cape May is Delaware Bay's largest promontory. Recent Examples on the Web Perched on a brownish-red tuff promontory near the Umbrian border, Civita is a place where time stands still. Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 8 Sep. 2022 As the temperature dropped, around two dozen guests, newly reanimated, convened at the promontory to watch the last interactions of water and sky. Henry Wismayer, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Aug. 2022 As the temperature dropped, around two dozen guests, newly reanimated, convened at the promontory to watch the last interactions of water and sky. Henry Wismayer, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2022 In the unspoiled Caribbean island-nation of Dominica, this all-villa boutique resort is situated atop a high promontory amidst a lush rainforest and faces the sea. Shivani Vora, CNN, 15 Aug. 2022 Eighty years ago the Golden Lotus Temple of All Religions, built on a coastal promontory at Encinitas, began sliding into the sea on July 21, 1942 . San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2022 By foot, there are trekking and cycling routes wind through the promontory. Rachel King, Fortune, 2 July 2022 Though originally native to North Africa, a population was introduced to the tiny promontory of Gibraltar centuries ago, and the creatures have been thriving there ever since. Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 18 May 2022 Some Piscataways and historians cite the bloody past, while others point to the region’s geography — a promontory jutting into the Potomac River. Ovetta Wiggins, Washington Post, 8 June 2022 See More Word History Etymology Latin promunturium, promonturium; probably akin to prominēre to jut forth — more at prominent First Known Use 1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Kids Definition promontory noun prom·on·to·ry ˈprä-mən-ˌtȯr-ē plural promontories : a high point of land sticking out into the sea Medical Definition promontory noun prom·on·to·ry ˈpräm-ən-ˌtōr-ē, -ˌtȯr- plural promontories : a bodily prominence: as a : the angle of the ventral side of the sacrum where it joins the vertebra b : a prominence on the inner wall of the tympanum of the ear promontories noun plural of promontory 1 as in peninsulas an area of high ground jutting out into a body of water beyond the line of the coast stood on the windswept promontory overlooking the bay Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance peninsulas headlands capes nesses points levees breakwaters jetties forelands spits 2 as in capes an area of land that juts out into a body of water Cape May is Delaware Bay's largest promontory Synonyms & Similar Words peninsulas capes headlands points arms spits forelands nesses breakwaters jetties
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