headland

[ hed-luh nd ]

/ ˈhɛd lənd /

a promontory extending into a large body of water.

a strip of unplowed land at the ends of furrows or near a fence or border.

Origin of headland

before 1000; Middle English hedeland, Old English hēafodland. See head, land

I had scarcely reached the summit of the headland when I heard a cry of pain.

The Passion for Life |Joseph Hocking
This uncertainty made a most feverish moment on board the Proserpine, as she came up fast toward the headland.

The Wing-and-Wing |J. Fenimore Cooper
Then how can you be sure that I, the man you captured, was the same man you say you saw showing the light on the headland?

The Birthright |Joseph Hocking
"I've slipped away to have a word in private with you, Headland," he said in an agitated voice, as he came in.

Cleek, the Master Detective |Thomas W. Hanshew

The headland, which was not more than a hundred yards across at the base, jutted sharply out into the sea.

The Mystery of the Downs |John R. Watson

headland

(ˈhɛdlənd) a narrow area of land jutting out into a sea, lake, etc

(ˈhɛdˌlænd) a strip of land along the edge of an arable field left unploughed to allow space for machines