noun · rare

headland

head·land

headland · headlands

мис

мыс

Landspitze, Landzunge, Kap, Huk

Coastal land that juts into the seaCoastal land that juts into the sea.

/ˈhɛdlənd/

Meaning

2 senses

Coastal land that juts into the sea.
Landspitze, Landzunge, Kap
мысmys
мисmys
a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
The unplowed boundary of a field.
Vorgewende

Translations

8 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

coastal land that juts into the sea:

Русский

By meaning 1

coastal land that juts into the sea:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

coastal land that juts into the sea:

unplowed boundary of a field:

Origin

From Middle English hedelond, hedelonde, from Old English hēafodland, hafudland (“boundary

From Middle English hedelond, hedelonde, from Old English hēafodland, hafudland (“boundary, headland”), equivalent to head + land. Eclipsed non-native Middle English chevicir (“headland”), borrowed from Old French chevecier (“head piece”).

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