Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Headland \Head"land\, n.
   1. A cape; a promontory; a point of land projecting into the
      sea or other expanse of water. ``Sow the headland with
      wheat.'' --Shak.

   2. A ridge or strip of unplowed at the ends of furrows, or
      near a fence. --Tusser.

Source : WordNet®

headland
     n : a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out
         into the sea) [syn: {promontory}, {foreland}]