Promontory
Pronunciation : Prom"on*to*ry
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [ L. promonturium, promunturium; pro before + mons, montis, mountain: cf. F. promontoire. See Mount, n.]
Definition : 1. (Phys. Geog.)
Defn: A high point of land or rock projecting into the sea beyond the line of coast; a headland; a high cape. Like one that stands upon a promontory. Shak.
2. (Anat.)
Defn: A projecting part. Especially: (a) The projecting angle of the ventral side of the sacrum where it joins the last lumbar vertebra. (b) A prominence on the inner wall of the tympanum of the ear.
pl. Promontories.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913