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Definition
a high point of land or rock that overlooks land at lower elevation — often a rocky one that juts out into the sea
- The car was parked on a promontory where Perry and Dick had stopped to picnic.2 — Persons Unknown (39% in)
- Then he gunned the motor and backed the car off the promontory.2 — Persons Unknown (42% in)
There are no more uses of "promontory" in In Cold Blood.
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