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promontory n. 岬,隆起,突起,海角 岬,隆起,突起,海角 promontory n 1: a natural elevation ( especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea) [ synonym: { promontory}, { headland}, { head}, { foreland}] Promontory \ Prom" on* to* ry\, n.; pl. { Promontories}. [ L. promonturium, promunturium; pro before mons, montis, mountain: cf. F. promontoire. See { Mount}, n.] [ 1913 Webster] 1. ( Phys. Geog.) A high point of land or rock projecting into the sea beyond the line of coast; a headland; a high cape. [ 1913 Webster] Like one that stands upon a promontory. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Anat.) A projecting part. Especially: ( a) The projecting angle of the ventral side of the sacrum where it joins the last lumbar vertebra. ( b) A prominence on the inner wall of the tympanum of the ear. [ 1913 Webster]
Doubling \ Dou" bling\, n. 1. The act of one that doubles; a making double; reduplication; also, that which is doubled. [ 1913 Webster] 2. A turning and winding; as, the doubling of a hunted hare; shift; trick; artifice. -- Dryden. [ 1913 Webster] 3. ( Her.) The lining of the mantle borne about the shield or escutcheon. [ 1913 Webster] 4. The process of redistilling spirits, to improve the strength and flavor. [ 1913 Webster] 5. raising the stakes in a game, such as a card game or backgammon, by a factor of 2. Syn: double. [ WordNet 1. 5] { Doubling a cape}, { promontory}, etc. ( Naut.), sailing around or passing beyond a cape, promontory, etc. [ 1913 Webster] 21 Moby Thesaurus words for " promontory": beak, bill, breakwater, cape, chersonese, coral reef, delta, foreland, head, headland, hook, mull, naze, ness, peninsula, point, reef, sandspit, spit, spur, tongue
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