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DictionarycapeProjecting land
noun

cape

A point of land extending into water.

The lighthouse stands on a rocky cape above the sea.

Etymology
capeLatinhead

Latin caput means head. A cape is a headland: a projecting piece of land imagined as a head extending from the coastline into the surrounding water.

More examples

  • Ships round the cape before entering the bay.
  • A narrow road leads to the tip of the cape.
  • Waves strike both sides of the exposed cape.

Forms

cape · capes

Similar words

headland
A projecting coastal height, often steep or rocky.
peninsula
A larger landform surrounded by water on most sides.