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headland

[hed-luhnd] / ˈhɛd lənd /


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A handwritten label indicated she had been found near the Beachy Head headland sometime in the 1950s, but little additional information was available.

From Science Daily Jan. 25, 2026

Perhaps he deserves the title “the father of smog,” for he called the place “the bay of smokes,” probably from the signal fires the Native Americans built atop the headland.

From Los Angeles Times May 3, 2024

It was not long before a familiar black shape edged around the headland towards the beach we had chosen as a likely place for boats to launch.

From BBC Apr. 23, 2024

A rust-colored dome looms over the muddy farmland of Hinkley Point, a headland overlooking the Bristol Channel in southwest England.

From New York Times Feb. 22, 2024

Rontu and I climbed to the headland and when we passed the house I saw that three of the whale ribs had been cut from the fence.

From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell

The Santa Cruz headlands rise to the west.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 3, 2023

The strongest winds are anticipated in more exposed coastal areas and headlands, with gusts possibly up to 75mph.

From BBC Sep. 27, 2023

At Washington’s most beloved state park, there’s lots to do beyond the bridge: bays, lakes, beaches and headlands beckon.

From Seattle Times Jan. 19, 2023

Their bonfires lit the rocky headlands when Ferdinand Magellan, the first European to sail these waters, landed in Tierra del Fuego in 1520.

From Washington Post Apr. 8, 2022

We walked along the bustling harbor until the docks ran out and then followed the rocky shore toward the headlands to a sandy cove.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs




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