peninsulas
peninsulas — noun
- peninsulassingular
- peninsulasesplural
1. an area of land that has water on three sides and stretches outward from a large
an area of land that has water on three sides and stretches outward from a larger landmass into a sea, lake, or other body of water
The Korean Peninsula is divided into two separate countries, North and South Korea.
proper noun + Peninsula — fixed geographic name
Jisoo visited several beautiful peninsulas during her trip along the coast.
plural form: peninsulas
Zuri's family owns a small cabin on a peninsula that reaches far into the lake.
The map showed three narrow peninsulas stretching south into the warm blue sea.
Owen and his brother camped on a wooded peninsula near the river mouth last summer.
- cape
a smaller, pointed piece of land extending into the sea, often narrower than a peninsula
- promontory
a high ridge of land that juts out into water, with a more dramatic elevation change
- headland
a steep cliff or high area projecting into the sea, common in British English
- point
a narrow, tapering piece of land that extends into water, usually the smallest of these landforms
- mainland
the continuous body of land that a peninsula is attached to
文法句型
peninsula + preposition phrase (on / of)
用法筆記
Usually used with the preposition 'on' (on a peninsula / on the peninsula). In place names, Peninsula is capitalised as part of the proper name (e.g. the Iberian Peninsula).