foreland

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English foreland, equivalent to fore- +‎ land. === Pronunciation === === Noun === foreland (plural forelands) A headland. (geology) In plate tectonics, the zone adjacent to a mountain chain where material eroded from it is deposited. ==== Derived terms ==== South Foreland ==== Translations ==== === References === “foreland”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. == Middle English == === Alternative forms === forelond, forlonde, ffurlande === Etymology === fore- +‎ lond. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfoːr(ə)land/, /ˈfɔr(ə)land/ === Noun === foreland (plural forelandes) headland ==== Descendants ==== English: foreland Yola: furloan ==== References ==== “fō̆r(e-land, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.