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The answer PROMONTORY has 18 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of promontory in various dictionaries:
noun - a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
Abbr.
A projecting part.
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At this "summit" on May 10, 1869, the ceremonial golden spike was later removed & 3 iron ones driven in |
This is a high point of land projecting beyond the line of the coast |
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a point of high land that juts out into the sea or a large lake a headland. |
a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea) |
a narrow area of high land that sticks out into the sea |
A high ridge of land or rock jutting out into a body of water a headland. |
Anatomy A projecting part. |
Promontory description |
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A promontory is a raised mass of land that projects into a lowland or a body of water (in which case it is a peninsula). * Most promontories either are formed from a hard ridge of rock that has resisted the erosive forces that have removed the softer rock to the sides of it, or are the high ground that remains between two river valleys where they form a confluence. * Throughout history many forts and castles have been built on promontories because of their inherent defensibility. The promontory forts in Ireland are examples of this. Similarly, the ancient town of Ras Bar Balla in southern Somalia, which in the Middle Ages was part of the Ajuran Sultanate's domain, was built on a small promontory.Fort Pitt, an English fort during the American Revolution that had previously belonged to the French as Fort Duquesne during the French and Indian War is a good example of a confluence promontory fort. The surrounding location is known as the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. |