| 释义 |
fore·land
\ˈfōrlənd, ˈfȯr-\ noun
Etymology: Middle English forland, foreland, from for-, fore- fore- + land
1. : promontory, headland
2. : land lying in front or forming the forward margin of something
< the foreland of the oil region >
< the foreland of a national boundary >
3. : a portion of the natural shore on the outside of an embankment or sea wall that receives the shock of waves and deadens their force
4. : a region of comparatively undisturbed rocks adjacent to an orogenic belt |