n. 1. A promontory or cape; a headland; as, the North and South Foreland in Kent, England. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Fort.) A piece of ground between the wall of a place and the moat. Farrow. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]