promontory

Signification (Anglais)

  1. A high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff.
  2. A projecting part of the body.
  3. A projecting part of the body.

Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ˈpɹɒm.ən.tɹi/
Étymologie (Anglais)

From Medieval Latin prōmontōrium, from prōmineō, from prō- + *mineō (“to project or jut”, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stand out”)) + -tōrium (“place”).

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