Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Ness \Ness\, n. [AS. n[ae]s, ns; akin to Icel. nes, Sw. n["a]s,
   Dan. n[ae]s, and E. nose. [root] 261. See {Nose}.]
   A promontory; a cape; a headland. --Hakluyt.

   Note: Ness is frequently used as a suffix in the names of
         places and promontories; as, Sheerness.

Source : WordNet®

ness
     n : a strip of land projecting into a body of water [syn: {cape}]