/
ˈprɒm(ə)nt(ə)ri/
n.
(pl. promontories)
- a point of high land jutting out into the sea or a lake.
- Anatomy a protuberance on an organ or other bodily structure.
Etymology
C16: from L. promontorium, var. (influenced by mons, mont- ‘mountain’) of promunturium.
