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English Dictionary: headland by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
headland
n
  1. a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
    Synonym(s): promontory, headland, head, foreland
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Headland \Head"land\, n.
      1. A cape; a promontory; a point of land projecting into the
            sea or other expanse of water. [bd]Sow the headland with
            wheat.[b8] --Shak.
  
      2. A ridge or strip of unplowed at the ends of furrows, or
            near a fence. --Tusser.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Headland, AL (city, FIPS 33856)
      Location: 31.35193 N, 85.34325 W
      Population (1990): 3266 (1311 housing units)
      Area: 41.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 36345
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