Promontory

(noun.) a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea).

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• I eagerly traced the windings of the land, and hailed a steeple which I at length saw issuing from behind a small promontory. 玛丽·雪莱. 弗兰肯斯坦.
• Ahead of them was a reddish promontory running out into the calm waters, the trees fringing its crest like the mane of some wild animal. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
• As I turned the promontory, I perceived a small neat town and a good harbour, which I entered, my heart bounding with joy at my unexpected escape. 玛丽·雪莱. 弗兰肯斯坦.
• To Pernambuco, on the eastern promontory of South America, the distance via Magellan is 9,748 miles; via the canal 6,746 miles. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• The fog of sultriness still hung over the city, but ahead lay a fresh world of ruffled waters, and distant promontories with light-houses in the sun. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.

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