Landzunge

spit

noun LANT-tsoong-er Rare

Origin: literally land-tongue

Also means

promontory

Usage Note

Landzunge is feminine, vividly picturing land as a tongue reaching into water. Use it for sandy spits and headlands; a long Baltic sand bar enclosing a lagoon is a Nehrung.

Examples

"Ein Leuchtturm steht am Ende der Landzunge."

Natural Translation

A lighthouse stands at the end of the spit.

Literal Translation

A lighthouse stands at-the end of-the land-tongue.

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