Both Uses of
promontory
in
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- The waves of this crowd, augmented incessantly, dashed against the angles of the houses which projected here and there, like so many promontories, into the irregular basin of the place.†
Chpt 1.1.1 *
- Only, in this case, it was Claude who was erect and the obelisk which was lying down; but, as the river, reflecting the sky, prolonged the abyss below him, the immense promontory seemed to be as boldly launched into space as any cathedral spire; and the impression was the same.†
Chpt 2.9.1
Definition:
a high point of land or rock that overlooks land at lower elevation -- often a rocky one that juts out into the sea