noun
definition
A headland.
definition
In plate tectonics, the zone adjacent to a mountain chain where material eroded from it is deposited.
Examples of forelands in a Sentence
Lying in a hollow, the town is shut in by hills which terminate in the forelands of Salcombe and High Peak, two sheer cliffs of a deep red colour.
Between the dikes and the stream lie " forelands " (interwaarden), which are usually submerged in winter, and frequently lie 1 or 2 yds, higher than the country within the dikes.
These forelands also offer in course of time an opportunity for endiking and reclamation.
On the parallel ridges of cuspate forelands, patterned vegetation develops, due to the differing particle size and hydrology.