foreland

[ fawr-land, fohr- ]

/ ˈfɔrˌlænd, ˈfoʊr- /

a cape, headland, or promontory.

land or territory lying in front.

Origin of foreland

First recorded in 1300–50, foreland is from the Middle English word forlonde. See fore-, land

The land of this Peninsula, or Foreland, is of a moderate height, and of a hilly and rocky substance.

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. 15 (of 18) |Robert Kerr
If you please; the wind will probably fail as the sun goes down, and, if so, we may just as well lie off the Foreland to-night.

Poor Jack |Frederick Marryat
But now we must find a surveyor to stake out the line of the new dike on the foreland.

The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 11 |Friedrich Spielhagen
He writes from the Foreland on August 25, that the season was too late.

Sir Walter Ralegh |William Stebbing

As chance had it, the channel squadron hove in sight round the Foreland, and the Frenchmen turned and left us.

The Last Hope |Henry Seton Merriman

foreland

/ (ˈfɔːlənd) /

a headland, cape, or coastal promontory

land lying in front of something, such as water

Foreland

/ (ˈfɔːlənd) /

either of two headlands (North Foreland and South Foreland) in SE England, on the coast of Kent