headland Syllabification: (head·land)Pronunciation: /ˈhedlənd, ˈhedˌland/Translate headland | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of headland noun 1a narrow piece of land that projects from a coastline into the sea. 2a strip of land left unplowed at the end of a field. headland in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of headland in the British & World English dictionary