promontory
Land extending seaward
A promontory is a high point of land jutting out into a body of water—a headland or cliff offering views of the sea or lake below.
The word appears most often in geographical descriptions and nautical contexts: The lighthouse stood on a rocky promontory overlooking the harbor.
Coastal land jutting seaward
- capeShouldered sleeveless wrap
- bluffCalculated false front
- pointExact location or meaning
- spurIncentive or heel device
outcrop · projection · jut · bill · hook · foreland · ness · peninsula
Steep slope dividing elevations
- precipiceSteep rock face
- bluffCalculated false front
- cragSteep rugged outcrop
- ledgeProjecting horizontal surface
rockface · palisade · outcrop · tor · overhang · sheer · dropoff · vertical
Peak or diplomatic gathering
- peakUtmost height attained
- heightVertical extent upward
- ridgeNarrow raised strip
- plateauFlat highland area
highland · upland · altitude · rise · eminence · hilltop · crest · knoll
Land-water boundary
- seashoreOcean's edge
- lighthouseCoastal beacon tower
- cliffVertical rock wall
- maritimeOf the sea
tidal · harbor · cove · bay · inlet · reef · beach · estuary
headland
Coastal land jutting seaward
spur · outcrop · projection · jut · bill · hook · foreland · ness · peninsula · isthmus
escarpment
Steep slope dividing elevations
ledge · rockface · palisade · outcrop · tor · overhang · sheer · dropoff · vertical · headwall
summit
Peak or diplomatic gathering
plateau · highland · upland · altitude · rise · eminence · hilltop · crest · knoll · hillock
shoreline
Land-water boundary
- seashoreOcean's edge
- lighthouseCoastal beacon tower
- cliffVertical rock wall
maritime · tidal · harbor · cove · bay · inlet · reef · beach · estuary · foreshore
panorama
Unobstructed wide-angle view
outlook · prospect · scenery · landscape · horizon · sightline · spectacle · tableau · expanse · skyline
monolith
Huge solitary standing stone
hoodoo · plug · dike · basalt · granite · limestone · sandstone · erosion · weathering · sedimentary
- landformscliff, valley, volcano, hill, lake
- Cliffscliff, bluff, crag, escarpment, precipice
- coastal featuresshore, coast, beach, bay, cliff
- coastal landformsbeach, beaches, cliff, cliffs, coast
- coastal scenesbeach, seascape, ocean horizon, cliff, harbor view
- coastal viewsocean view, beach view, cliff view, lighthouse, pier