Noun: foreland for-lund or 'for,land
- A natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
"The lighthouse stood on a high foreland overlooking the ocean";
- promontory, headland, head
- Land forming the forward margin of something
"The rocky foreland jutted out into the sea"
Derived forms: forelands
Type of: dry land, earth, elevation, ground, land, natural elevation, solid ground, terra firma
Encyclopedia: Foreland, Isle of Wight