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Cape Cod
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English
Etymology
Named, by 1 en Bartholomew Gosnold English explorer 1602, for the stocks of codfish in that part of the ocean.
Pronunciation
en /ˌkeɪp ˈkɒd/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Cape Cod.wav Southern England
Proper noun
cape cod
A geographic cape extending into the Atlantic Ocean from the southeastern corner of mainland Massachusetts in the northeastern United States.
en Cape the Cape informal
en C. J. Chivers Fear on Cape Cod as Sharks Hunt Again w:The New York Times 2021-10-20 https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/10/20/magazine/sharks-cape-cod.html 0362-4331 Under an unsettling new pattern of Cape Cod life, suddenly empty waves meant the presence of a shark. https://web.archive.org/web/20220217031251/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/10/20/magazine/sharks-cape-cod.html
Derived terms
en Cape Cod and the Islands Cape Cod Bay Cape Cod berm Cape Cod Canal Cape Cod chair Cape Cod Reuben Cape Codder Cape Coddy Cape Cod turkey Cape Cod weeder
See also
en Barnstable County
Noun
cape cod
A traditional low, broad frame house originating in 17th-century New England, having a moderately steep, pitched roof with end gables, a large central chimney and very little ornamentation.
Anagrams
en accdeop capcode
en Peninsulas Places in Massachusetts, USA Places in the United States