What is another word for peninsulas?

Pronunciation: [pənˈɪnsjʊləz] (IPA)

Peninsulas refer to land formations that are almost completely surrounded by water, but still attached to the mainland. Some popular synonyms for this word include cape, headland, point, and promontory. A cape is a point of land that juts out into the sea or other body of water beyond the line of the coast. A headland is a high point of land that extends out into the sea, and a point is a piece of land that extends out into a body of water. Lastly, a promontory is a high point of land that extends out into a body of water. These synonyms can be used interchangeably depending on the context of the sentence.

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What are the hypernyms for Peninsulas?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
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    landforms, geographic formations, geographical features.

Usage examples for Peninsulas

In fact, the southern portion of Luzon may be better described as two small peninsulas lying next to one another in parallel positions, and joined together by a narrow neck of land scarcely three miles broad.
"The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes"
Tomás de Comyn Fedor Jagor Rudolf Ludwig Carl Virchow Charles Wilkes
Soon he rode out beyond one of the projecting peninsulas of forest to find the park spreading wider in that direction.
"The Mysterious Rider"
Zane Grey
About all the two peninsulas lie blue waters, the inland seas, lakes Michigan, Superior and Huron.
"A Man and a Woman"
Stanley Waterloo

Famous quotes with Peninsulas

  • More varied than any landscape was the landscape in the sky, with islands of gold and silver, peninsulas of apricot and rose against a background of many shades of turquoise and azure.
    Cecil Beaton
  • On Tuesday the freighter steamed through the Straits of Gibraltar and for five days plowed eastward through the Mediterranean, past islands and peninsulas rich in history, so that on Saturday night the steward advised Dr. Cullinane, "If you wish an early sight of the Holy Land you must be up at dawn."
    James A. Michener

Related words: west peninsula, bay peninsula, east peninsula, peninsular

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