Definition of Foreland. Meaning of Foreland. Synonyms of Foreland

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Definition of Foreland

Foreland
Foreland Fore"land`, n. 1. A promontory or cape; a headland; as, the North and South Foreland in Kent, England. 2. (Fort.) A piece of ground between the wall of a place and the moat. --Farrow. 3. (Hydraul. Engin.) That portion of the natural shore on the outside of the embankment which receives the stock of waves and deadens their force. --Knight.

Meaning of Foreland from wikipedia

- Look up foreland in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Foreland may refer to: a landform projecting into the sea, such as a headland or a promontory an...
- naval battles of the Anglo-Dutch Wars are called the Battle of the North Foreland after the cape on the Kent coast of England: The Battle of the Gabbard...
- A foreland basin is a structural basin that develops adjacent and parallel to a mountain belt. Foreland basins form because the immense m**** created by...
- Cuspate forelands, also known as cuspate barriers or nesses in Britain, are geographical features found on coastlines and lakes****s that are created...
- North Foreland (TR 39860 69616 51°22′30″N 1°26′42″E / 51.37490°N 1.44510°E / 51.37490; 1.44510) and South Foreland (TR 35909 43307 51°08′25″N 1°22′16″E...
- South Foreland is a chalk headland on the Kent coast of southeast England. It presents a bold cliff to the sea, and commands views over the Strait of Dover...
- The Himalayan foreland basin is an active collisional foreland basin system in South Asia. Uplift and loading of the Eurasian Plate on to the Indian Plate...
- The Alpine Foreland, less commonly called the Bavarian Foreland, Bavarian Plateau or Bavarian Alpine Foreland (German: Bayerisches Alpenvorland), refers...
- North Foreland is a chalk headland on the Kent coast of southeast England, specifically in Broadstairs. With the rest of Broadstairs and part of Ramsgate...
- Nils Tore Føreland (born 26 July 1957) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway...