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foreland

/fawr-land, fohr-/US // ˈfɔrˌlænd, ˈfoʊr- //UK // (ˈfɔːlənd) //

前地,前陆地区,前陆,前地地区

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a cape, headland, or promontory.
    • : land or territory lying in front.

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Examples

  • Impelled by this most welcome breeze, we were soon round the South Foreland and off Dover, where we hove-to to land the pilot.

  • And the youngest, he never was found; and the others was stone dead ashore, nigh on to the Foreland.

  • Its sea-front walk of a couple of miles or more is as fine as any that can be found from the Foreland to the Lizard.

  • The North Foreland had been made advisedly snug for the night.

  • The North Foreland was blessed with a commander who was at his best in an emergency.