Translation: from polish to english
from english to polishpromontory
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cape, headland* * *mi- pl- Gen. -a Gen.pl. -i l. -ów1. geogr. promontory, foreland, headland, point.2. (= ostre, wystające zakończenie) point, spit.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > cypel
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* * *mi- rk- Gen. -a1. (= niewielkie wzniesienie terenu) hillock.2. anat. promontory, prominence; wzgórek łonowy mons veneris, mons pubis, pubic mound.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > wzgórek
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m 1. Geog. (wąska część lądu) headland, promontory; (kontynentu) cape; (wyspy) tip; (piaszczysty) spit; (spiczasty) point- na najdalej wysuniętym na południe/północ cyplu wyspy on the southernmost/northernmost tip of the island2. książk. (spiczasty, sterczący koniec) tip; (góry) peak, tipThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > cyp|el
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m 1. (pagórek) hillock, hummock, knoll 2. (stosik) (small) heap, (small) pile 3. (w chiromancji) mount- wzgórek Wenus the Mount of Venus4. Anat. (wypukłość) eminence, prominence; (kości krzyżowej) promontorium, promontory; (jajonośny) cumulus- wzgórek łonowy mons pubis; (u kobiet) mons venerisThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > wzgór|ek
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Promontory — Prom on*to*ry, n.; pl. {Promontories}. [ L. promonturium, promunturium; pro before + mons, montis, mountain: cf. F. promontoire. See {Mount}, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Phys. Geog.) A high point of land or rock projecting into the sea beyond the line … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
promontory — 1540s, from M.L. promontorium, altered (by influence of L. mons mount, hill ) from L. promunturium mountain ridge, headland, probably related to prominere jut out (see PROMINENT (Cf. prominent)) … Etymology dictionary
promontory — [n] headland bluff, cape, cheronese, foreland, jetty, jutty, peninsula, point, ridge; concepts 509,514 … New thesaurus
promontory — ► NOUN (pl. promontories) 1) a point of high land jutting out into the sea or a lake. 2) Anatomy a protuberance on an organ or other bodily structure. ORIGIN Latin promontorium, influenced by mons mountain … English terms dictionary
promontory — [präm′ən tôr΄ē] n. pl. promontories [LL promontorium < L promunturium, prob. altered (infl. by mons, MOUNT1) < prominere: see PROMINENT] 1. a peak of high land that juts out into a body of water; headland 2. Anat. a prominent part … English World dictionary
Promontory — A promontory is a prominent mass of land which overlooks lower lying land or a body of water (when it may be called a peninsula or headland).Most promontories are formed either from a hard ridge of rock that has resisted the erosive forces that… … Wikipedia
promontory — Doubling Dou bling, n. 1. The act of one that doubles; a making double; reduplication; also, that which is doubled. [1913 Webster] 2. A turning and winding; as, the doubling of a hunted hare; shift; trick; artifice. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. (Her … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
promontory — [[t]prɒ̱məntri, AM tɔːri[/t]] promontories N COUNT A promontory is a cliff that stretches out into the sea. ...a promontory jutting out into the bay … English dictionary
promontory — UK [ˈprɒmənt(ə)rɪ] / US [ˈprɑmənˌtɔrɪ] noun [countable] Word forms promontory : singular promontory plural promontories a narrow piece of land that sticks out into the sea … English dictionary
promontory — prom|on|to|ry [ˈprɔməntəri US ˈpra:mənto:ri] n plural promontories [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: promonturium] a long narrow piece of land which sticks out into the sea ▪ a rocky promontory … Dictionary of contemporary English
promontory — noun a lone beacon shone from the promontory Syn: headland, point, cape, head, foreland, horn, bill, peninsula … Thesaurus of popular words