different between forehand vs foreland

English

Etymology

fore- +? hand

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /f??hænd/
• (US) IPA^(key): /f???hænd/

Noun

forehand (plural forehands)

1. (racket sports) A stroke in which the palm of the hand faces the direction of the stroke.
2. (disc sports) A throw similar to a sidearm throw in baseball, where the disc remains on the throwing-arm side of the body and is led by the middle finger.
3. All of the part of a horse which is before the rider.

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4. (archaic) The chief or most important part.
5. Superiority; advantage; start; precedence.
6. (surfing) The hand towards the front of the board.

Synonyms

• (kind of throw in sports): flick

Antonyms

• backhand

Translations

Adjective

forehand (not comparable)

1. Beforehand; paid in advance.

   a forehand rent

Antonyms

• afterhand

Verb

forehand (third-person singular simple present forehands, present participle forehanding, simple past and past participle forehanded)

1. (transitive) To strike with a forehand stroke.

English

Etymology

From Middle English foreland, equivalent to fore- +? land.

Noun

foreland (plural forelands)

1. A headland.
2. (geology) In plate tectonics, the zone adjacent to a mountain chain where material eroded from it is deposited.

Translations

Middle English

Alternative forms

• forelond, furland

Etymology

fore- +? lond.

Noun

foreland (plural forelandes)

1. headland

Descendants

• English: foreland
• Yola: furloan

References

• “f??r(e-land, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.