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foreland [′fȯr·lənd] (geography) An extensive area of land jutting out into the sea. (geology) A lowland area onto which piedmont glaciers have moved from adjacent mountains. A stable part of a continent bordering an orogenic or mobile belt. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The commander of the first Roman galley must have looked with an intense absorption upon the estuary of the Thames as he turned the beaked prow of his ship to the westward under the brow of the North Foreland. For lack of wind they tarried at Foreland, and went to land for to refresh them. Mate says we must be past Straits of Dover, as in a moment of fog lifting he saw North Foreland, just as he heard the man cry out. |
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