English Explanatory Dictionary

foreland

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A headland.
  2. In plate tectonics, the zone adjacent to a mountain chain where material eroded from it is deposited.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-foreland.wav

Word forms

foreland forelands

Etymology

From Middle English foreland, equivalent to fore- + land.

Derived words

South Foreland
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