forelands

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noun

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

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Synonyms

headland promontory cuspate forepeak foreshock foredeep foreshow forerunners foreshore forerun foremast forestal forerunner foresters forehearth foresaid

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