stood on the windswept promontory overlooking the bay Cape May is Delaware Bay's largest promontory.
Recent Examples on the WebPerched on a brownish-red tuff promontory near the Umbrian border, Civita is a place where time stands still. Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 8 Sep. 2022 As the temperature dropped, around two dozen guests, newly reanimated, convened at the promontory to watch the last interactions of water and sky. Henry Wismayer, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Aug. 2022 As the temperature dropped, around two dozen guests, newly reanimated, convened at the promontory to watch the last interactions of water and sky. Henry Wismayer, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2022 In the unspoiled Caribbean island-nation of Dominica, this all-villa boutique resort is situated atop a high promontory amidst a lush rainforest and faces the sea. Shivani Vora, CNN, 15 Aug. 2022 Eighty years ago the Golden Lotus Temple of All Religions, built on a coastal promontory at Encinitas, began sliding into the sea on July 21, 1942 .San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2022 By foot, there are trekking and cycling routes wind through the promontory. Rachel King, Fortune, 2 July 2022 Though originally native to North Africa, a population was introduced to the tiny promontory of Gibraltar centuries ago, and the creatures have been thriving there ever since. Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 18 May 2022 Some Piscataways and historians cite the bloody past, while others point to the region’s geography — a promontory jutting into the Potomac River. Ovetta Wiggins, Washington Post, 8 June 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Latin promunturium, promonturium; probably akin to prominēre to jut forth — more at prominent