promontory in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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The territory consists mainly of a rocky promontory, in the plain lies the city center.
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Heavily defended settlements on coastal and inland promontories were established.
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The house itself is at the highest point of the property, a rock promontory in the middle of the wooded, terraced lot.
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They are found near salient promontories, ominous crevasses, large boulders, potholes, woods, hills, and other outstanding geographical features or rough terrain.
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The mountains are a northwest-southeast trending series of rocky promontories, many capped by 540 million-year old granite.
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The land spirits sought refuge in the flowers, trees, pines and insects, while the marine ones in capes, promontories, reefs, seaweed, dolphins and seals.
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Large hill forts appeared on hill summits, and smaller promontory forts along the coastal cliffs, while large timber-framed roundhouses were built.
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The house was built on a natural promontory, probably originally selected for its defensible position, converted into an artificial plateau.
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Ola hill (the fishermen call it more so) the front end of a promontory sticking out far in the pre-space.
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The town is built on a limestone promontory of the same name.
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