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Headland vs Seacliff - What's the difference?

headland | seacliff |

As nouns the difference between headland and seacliff

is that headland is a bit of coastal land that juts into the sea; cape while seacliff is a cliff that abuts the sea (and was formed by sea erosion.

headland

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A bit of coastal land that juts into the sea; cape.
  • The unplowed boundary of a field.

    • Synonyms

    * (coastal land that juts into the sea) peninsula

    See also

    * abuttal * portolan

    seacliff

    English

    Alternative forms

    *

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A cliff that abuts the sea (and was formed by sea erosion)