Promontory /(?)/

Prom·on·to·ry

Promontory

n.

pl. Promontories

  1. A high point of land or rock projecting into the sea beyond the line of coast; a headland; a high cape. (Phys. Geog.)
    Like one that stands upon a promontory.
  2. A projecting part. Especially: (a) The projecting angle of the ventral side of the sacrum where it joins the last lumbar vertebra. (b) A prominence on the inner wall of the tympanum of the ear. (Anat.)