promontory in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for promontory in the English»Italian Dictionary

promontory [Brit ˈprɒm(ə)nt(ə)ri, Am ˈprɑmənˌtɔri] N

promontory

promontorio m

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promontorio GEOG

promontory

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promontory

promontory in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for promontory in the English»Italian Dictionary

promontory <-ies> [ˈprɑ:·mən·tɔ:·ri] N GEO

promontory

promontorio m

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promontorio

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English

At its southern end, a castle is situated on a black cliff promontory.

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Heavily defended settlements on coastal and inland promontories were established.

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To the south-west, a massive curtain wall blocks off the end of the promontory, which forms the inner courtyard.

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The remains of a promontory dun and an anchorage can be seen.

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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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A rampart across the western end of the promontory completes the enclosure.

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The fort is located on a rocky promontory accessed over a natural fissure.

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A fieldstone picnic shelter, an amusingly bouncy cable-suspension footbridge to a promontory, and a playground enlivened the site.

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By 1307, and possibly as early as the 1260s, a castle had been constructed here, on a high defensible promontory surrounded by marshland.

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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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