promontory
/ˈprɒməntərɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
1- a point of high land that juts out into the sea or a large lake; a headland岬（角）; 海角; （伸入海或大湖中的）悬崖：
a rocky promontory.
岩岬。
1.1
- Anatomy a prominence or protuberance on an organ or other structure in the body【剖】岬; 突起; 隆凸。
词源
mid 16th cent.: from Latin promontorium,variant （influenced by mons,mont- 'mountain'） of promunturium.