foreland
Land jutting seaward
Foreland is a geographical term for a cape, promontory, or area of land that juts out into the sea or lies in front of something else.
In geology, it specifically refers to the stable continental mass that lies ahead of an advancing mountain belt or fold system.
The word combines the spatial sense of "before" with land, emphasizing that the territory in question precedes or projects beyond the main landmass.
The foreland provided a natural breakwater for the harbor.
Elevated land jutting waterward
- peninsulaLand almost encircled by water
- spitExpelled mouth moisture
- pointExact location or meaning
- bluffCalculated false front
ness · hook · bill · tongue · jutting · outcrop · projection · seaward
Land-water boundary
- beachSandy waterside margin
- cliffVertical rock wall
- duneWind-formed sand ridge
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
tidal · littoral · seashore · strand · tideland · lagoon · cove · bay
Of crustal forces
- strataParallel geological layers
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
- orogenicOf mountain formation
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
subsidence · basin · alluvial · erosion · piedmont · crustal · structural · compression
promontory
Elevated land jutting waterward
bluff · ness · hook · bill · tongue · jutting · outcrop · projection · seaward · sandspit
shoreline
Land-water boundary
estuary · tidal · littoral · seashore · strand · tideland · lagoon · cove · bay · inlet
tectonic
Of crustal forces
- strataParallel geological layers
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
- orogenicOf mountain formation
sediment · subsidence · basin · alluvial · erosion · piedmont · crustal · structural · compression
lighthouse
Coastal beacon tower
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- bearingPosture or orientation
- waypointNavigation reference location
chart · sounding · pilotage · seamark · hazard · approach · anchorage · shipping lane · coastal navigation · mariner
- foreland basinDepression from tectonic loading
land, before, landscape, beforehand, fore, mainland, headland, foreground, aforesaid