promontory

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von promontory im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

yüksek burun

dağlık burun

(Tıp) promontori

burun

i., coğr. burun

(Tıp) Çıkıntı, promontrium

(Biyoloji) promontoryum

{i} çıkıntı

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von promontory im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

A high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff

a high point of land extending outward from the coastline into the sea

{n} a headland, cape, high land, hill

A projecting part

A promontory is a cliff that stretches out into the sea. promontories a long narrow piece of land which sticks out into the sea

(b) A prominence on the inner wall of the tympanum of the ear

{i} headland, bluff, high point of land or rock that projects out over water

a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)

A high point of land or rock projecting into the sea beyond the line of coast; a headland; a high cape

Especially: (a) The projecting angle of the ventral side of the sacrum where it joins the last lumbar vertebra

promont

Relevante Übersetzungen

Gargano Promontory

ancient Garganum Mountainous promontory jutting into the Adriatic Sea from eastern coast of Italy. Called "the spur of the Italian boot," it is 40 mi (65 km) long and 25 mi (40 km) at its widest, rising to 3,494 ft (1,065 m) at Mount Calvo. The northern coast has citrus and olive groves and vineyards along the shore; the southern slopes, facing the Foggia plain, are known for producing red wines

Wilson's Promontory

Southernmost point of the Australian mainland, southern Victoria. The peninsula, 22 mi (35 km) long with a maximum width of 14 mi (23 km), projects into the Bass Strait and is almost an island. Its highest point is Mount Latrobe (2,475 ft [754 m]). Visited in 1798 by the English explorer George Bass, it was first called Furneaux Land; it was renamed for Thomas Wilson, an English merchant. In 1905 it was made a national park

promontories

Plural of promontory

Türkisch - Englisch

Definition von promontory im Türkisch Englisch wörterbuch

Relevante Übersetzungen

promontori

(Tıp) promontory

Silbentrennung

prom·on·to·ry

Synonyme

headland, bluff, cape, cheronese, foreland, jetty, jutty, peninsula, point, ridge

Etymologie

[ 'prä-m&n-"tOr-E, -"to ] (noun.) 1548. Latin promunturium, promonturium; probably akin to prominEre to jut forth; more at PROMINENT.