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Added 10 October 2026

foreland

noun

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noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about foreland at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. A headland.
  2. In plate tectonics, the zone adjacent to a mountain chain where material eroded from it is deposited.

Origin

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

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