Synonyms and antonyms of Words used in the names of places in British Thesaurus

Atoll (noun)

used in the names of places

ben (noun)

Scottish a mountain. Ben is also used in names of mountains, for example ‘Ben Nevis’.

bluff (noun)

a steep cliff by the sea or by a river

cape (noun)

a large area of land that continues further out into the sea than the land it is part of. This word is often used in the names of places.

Ft (abbreviation)

Fort: used in the names of places

mount (noun)

a mountain: used in names

Mt (abbreviation)

Mount or Mountain: used in the names of mountains

olde (adjective)

another way of writing ‘old’, sometimes used in the names of places to make them seem traditional

Pt (abbreviation)

Port: used in the names of places