Definitions for promontory

promontory prom·on·to·ry

Spelling: [prom-uh n-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
IPA: /ˈprɒm ənˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/

Promontory is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 17 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 199 anagrams from letters in promontory (mnoooprrty).

Definitions for promontory

noun

  1. a high point of land or rock projecting into the sea or other water beyond the line of coast; a headland.
  2. a bluff, or part of a plateau, overlooking a lowland.
  3. Anatomy. a prominent or protuberant part.

Origin of promontory

First recorded in 1540-50, promontory is from the Latin word prōmontorium, prōmunturium, of unclear derivation

Examples for promontory

The storm was from the west, and the promontory pointed to the north.

Another was on the west of the promontory of Paria, and named Cape Lapa.

Took boat on the lake, from the promontory of Dindog before mentioned.

The name given to the first promontory to appear is significant.

The ground plan of the house followed the outline of the promontory on which it stood.

Have the president drive in the golden fence post at promontory Point II and sign the amnesty right there.

The castle bars the access to the promontory, upon which stands the cathedral.

When we anchored off the promontory we were surprised to receive no signs of welcome.

This rock is a promontory on the island of Leucas, upon which was a temple to Apollo.

promontory is something else, former regulators who help banks comply with—and predict— what their regulators do.

Word Value for promontory
Scrable

17

Words with friends

19

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