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English > 1 sense of the expression Cape Canaveral:
NOUNobjectCape Canaveral, Cape Kennedya sandy promontory (formerly Cape Kennedy) extending into the Atlantic Ocean from a barrier island off the eastern coast of Florida
English > Cape Canaveral: 1 sense > noun 1, object
MeaningA sandy promontory (formerly Cape Kennedy) extending into the Atlantic Ocean from a barrier island off the eastern coast of Florida; the site of a NASA center for spaceflight.
SynonymCape Kennedy
Instance ofpromontory, headland, head, forelandA natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
Part ofFlorida, Sunshine State, Everglade State, FLA state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico