Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounCoastal land that juts into the sea.
nounThe unplowed boundary of a field.
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nouna natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
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Origin
- Old Englishhēafodland
- Middle Englishhedelond
- Englishheadland
From Middle English hedelond, hedelonde, from Old English hēafodland, hafudland (“boundary, headland”), equivalent to head + land. Eclipsed non-native Middle English chevicir (“headland”), borrowed from Old French chevecier (“head piece”).
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Ancient Greek ῥίον, ἄκρον
- ῥίον (rhíon)coastal land that juts into the sea
- ἄκρον (ákron)coastal land that juts into the sea
- πρών (prṓn)coastal land that juts into the sea
- τέλσον (télson)unplowed boundary of a field
Bulgarian нос, синор
- нос (nos)coastal land that juts into the sea
- синор (sinor)unplowed boundary of a field
- межда (mežda)unplowed boundary of a field
Catalan andana
- andanaunplowed boundary of a field
Czech mys, ostroh
- myscoastal land that juts into the sea
- ostrohcoastal land that juts into the sea
Dutch landtong, kaap
- landtongcoastal land that juts into the sea
- kaapcoastal land that juts into the sea
Esperanto kabo
- kabocoastal land that juts into the sea
Estonian neem
- neemcoastal land that juts into the sea
Finnish niemi, piennar
- niemicoastal land that juts into the sea
- piennarunplowed boundary of a field
- päisteunplowed boundary of a field
French promontoire
- promontoirecoastal land that juts into the sea
German Landspitze, Landzunge
- Landspitzecoastal land that juts into the sea
- Landzungecoastal land that juts into the sea
- Kapcoastal land that juts into the sea
- Hukcoastal land that juts into the sea
- Vorgewendeunplowed boundary of a field
Hungarian földnyelv, fordulósáv
- földnyelvcoastal land that juts into the sea
- fordulósávunplowed boundary of a field
- forgóunplowed boundary of a field
Irish rinn, ceann tíre
- rinncoastal land that juts into the sea
- ceann tírecoastal land that juts into the sea
- iomaire cinnunplowed boundary of a field
Italian promontorio, capitagna
- promontoriocoastal land that juts into the sea
- capitagnaunplowed boundary of a field
- cavedagnaunplowed boundary of a field
Latin prōminens
- prōminenscoastal land that juts into the sea
Māori whakaihu, rae
- whakaihucoastal land that juts into the sea
- raecoastal land that juts into the sea
- koraengacoastal land that juts into the sea
- kūraecoastal land that juts into the sea
- kūmorecoastal land that juts into the sea
- kūmūcoastal land that juts into the sea
- tūmūcoastal land that juts into the sea
Norwegian Bokmål odde, nes
- oddecoastal land that juts into the sea
- nescoastal land that juts into the sea
- tangecoastal land that juts into the sea
- forbergcoastal land that juts into the sea
Persian دماغه
- دماغه (damâġe)coastal land that juts into the sea
Polish cypel, przylądek
- cypelcoastal land that juts into the sea
- przylądekcoastal land that juts into the sea
- uwrocieunplowed boundary of a field
- poprzeczniakunplowed boundary of a field
Portuguese promontório, cabo
- promontóriocoastal land that juts into the sea
- cabocoastal land that juts into the sea
Russian мыс
- мыс (mys)coastal land that juts into the sea
Scottish Gaelic rubha, sròn
- rubhacoastal land that juts into the sea
- sròncoastal land that juts into the sea
Spanish promontorio, capitaña
- promontoriocoastal land that juts into the sea
- capitañaunplowed boundary of a field
Swedish udde, åkerren
- uddecoastal land that juts into the sea
- åkerrenunplowed boundary of a field
Tamil முனை
- முனை (muṉai)coastal land that juts into the sea
Ukrainian мис
- мис (mys)coastal land that juts into the sea
Vietnamese mũi đất
- mũi đấtcoastal land that juts into the sea
Welsh pentir
- pentircoastal land that juts into the sea
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Cite this entry
headland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headland
“headland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headland. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “headland,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headland.
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