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/hed"leuhnd/, n.1. a promontory extending into a large body of water.2. a strip of unplowed land at the ends of furrows or near a fence or border.[bef. 1000; ME hedeland, OE heafodland. See HEAD, LAND]
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HeadLand — era una Serie de televisión australiana de drama producida por Seven Network que se transmitió desde el 15 de Noviembre de 2005 al 21 de Enero de 2006. Seven Network filmó 52 episodios de la primera serie. La producción de la segunda serie ha… … Wikipedia Español
Headland — Headland, AL U.S. city in Alabama Population (2000): 3523 Housing Units (2000): 1516 Land area (2000): 16.032531 sq. miles (41.524063 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.009766 sq. miles (0.025294 sq. km) Total area (2000): 16.042297 sq. miles… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Headland, AL — U.S. city in Alabama Population (2000): 3523 Housing Units (2000): 1516 Land area (2000): 16.032531 sq. miles (41.524063 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.009766 sq. miles (0.025294 sq. km) Total area (2000): 16.042297 sq. miles (41.549357 sq. km)… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Headland — Head land (h[e^]d l[a^]nd), n. 1. A cape; a promontory; a point of land projecting into the sea or other expanse of water. Sow the headland with wheat. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A ridge or strip of unplowed at the ends of furrows, or near a fence.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
headland — O.E. heafod lond “strip of land left unplowed at the edge of a field to leave room for the plow to turn,” naturally identified with boundaries; see HEAD (Cf. head) (n.) + LAND (Cf. land) (n.). Meaning “high cape, promontory” is from 1520s … Etymology dictionary
headland — ► NOUN ▪ a narrow piece of land projecting into the sea … English terms dictionary
headland — [hed′land΄; ] for 2 usually [, hed′lənd] n. [ME hedelonde < OE heafod lond] 1. the unbroken soil at the edge of a plowed field, esp. at the ends of the furrows 2. a cape or point of land reaching out into the water; esp., a promontory … English World dictionary
HeadLand — infobox television show name = headLand caption = format = Drama runtime = approx. 0:42 per episode (plus commercials) creator = Bevan Lee country = Australia starring = See Cast below network = Seven Network first aired = 15 November2005 last… … Wikipedia
Headland — A headland is an area of land adjacent to water on three sides. A large headland may also be called a peninsula. Long, narrow and high headlands may be called promontories. When headlands significantly affect the ocean currents they are often… … Wikipedia
Headland — This uncommon name is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is a topographical surname acquired in the first instance by someone who lived by a headland, or the upper end of an area of land. The name derives from the Olde English pre 7th Century heafod ,… … Surnames reference
headland — UK [ˈhedlənd] / US noun [countable] Word forms headland : singular headland plural headlands a narrow piece of land that sticks out into the sea … English dictionary
