headland
noun/ˈhɛdlənd/
Etymology From Middle English hedelond, hedelonde, from Old English hēafodland, hafudland (“boundary, headland”), equivalent to head + land. Eclipsed non-native Middle English chevicir (“headland”), borrowed from Old French chevecier (“head piece”).
1
Coastal land that juts into the sea.
2
The unplowed boundary of a field.
- Derived terms
- headlanded