'Headland' definitions:
Definition of 'headland'
(from WordNet)
noun
A natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea) [syn: promontory, headland, head, foreland]
Definition of 'Headland'
From: GCIDE
- 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. --Tusser. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'headland'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- beak,
- bill,
- breakwater,
- cape,
- chersonese,
- coral reef,
- delta,
- foreland,
- head,
- hook,
- mull,
- naze,
- ness,
- peninsula,
- point,
- promontory,
- reef,
- sandspit,
- spit,
- spur,
- tongue
Headland, AL -- U.S. city in Alabama
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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)
FIPS code :
33856
Located within :
Alabama (AL), FIPS 01
Location :
31.353410 N, 85.339793 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
36345
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.