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Noun: foreland  for-lund or 'for,land
  1. 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
     
  2. 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