headland Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
    head; foreland; promontory.

WordNet

Head"land noun
Definitions
  1. A cape; a promontory; a point of land projecting into the sea or other expanse of water. "Sow the headland with wheat." Shak.
  2. A ridge or strip of unplowed at the ends of furrows, or near a fence. Tusser.

Webster 1913