headland

English

Etymology

From head + land. Alternatively, from Old English headfod.

Noun

headland (plural headlands)

1. A bit of coastal land that juts into the sea; cape
2. The unplowed boundary of a field

Synonyms

• (coastal land that juts into the sea): peninsula

Translations

bit of coastal land that juts into the sea

• Czech: mys (cs) m, ostroh (cs) m
• Esperanto: kabo (eo)
• Finnish: niemi (fi)
• Greek:

  Ancient: ἄκρον (ákron) n

• Irish: rinn (ga) f, ceann tíre (ga) m
• Italian: promontorio (it) m
• Jèrriais: nez m
• Macedonian: ‘рт (mk) ('rt) m
• Norwegian: nes (no) n, odde (no) m, tange (no) m

• Old English: headfod (ang)
• Polish: cypel m, przylądek m
• Russian: мыс (ru) (mys) m
• Scots: mull
• Scottish Gaelic: rubha (gd) m, sròn (gd) f
• Slovene: rt (sl) m
• Spanish: promontorio (es) m
• Vietnamese: mũi đất (vi)
• Volapük: länalineg (vo)

unplowed boundary of a field

• Finnish: piennar (fi), päiste (fi)
• Irish: iomaire cinn (ga) m

• Italian: capitagna (it) f
• Spanish: capitaña (es) f

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• Jèrriais: fouoyéthe f

See also

• abuttal
• portolan