The Only Use of
promontory
in
The Hobbit
- It was not built on the shore, though there were a few huts and buildings there, but right out on the surface of the lake, protected from the swirl of the entering river by a promontory of rock which formed a calm bay.
p. 176.5promontory = a high point that overlooks land at lower elevation
Definition:
a high point of land or rock that overlooks land at lower elevation -- often a rocky one that juts out into the sea