foreland

Meanings

Plural: forelands

Noun

a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
land forming the forward margin of something
A headland.
In plate tectonics, the zone adjacent to a mountain chain where material eroded from it is deposited.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English foreland, equivalent to fore- + land.

Synonyms

head, headland, promontory

Scrabble Score: 12

foreland is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
foreland is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
foreland is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

foreland is a valid Words With Friends word