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Definition of Cape Hatteras
1. Noun. A promontory on Hatteras Island off the Atlantic coast of North Carolina. "Frequent storms drive ships to their destruction on Cape Hatteras"
Generic synonyms: Cape, Ness, Foreland, Head, Headland, Promontory
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cape Hatteras
Literary usage of Cape Hatteras
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Short But Comprehensive System of the Geography of the World: By Way of by Nathaniel Dwight (1805)
"... A. Cape-Hatteras, Cape-Lookout and Cape-Pear. Q._ "What are the remarkable
Capes of North-Carolina ? ..."
2. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences by New York Academy of Sciences (1916)
"Two well-marked barriers present themselves along the coast, viz., Cape Cod and
Cape Hatteras. North of Cape Cod the fauna is typically northern, ..."
3. Journal of a Tour Through the United States, and in Canada, Made During the by Charles Giles Bridle Daubeny (1843)
"Indeed the'fatal accident that occurred in the summer off Cape Hatteras, when
nearly all the passengers perished, including many members of the best ..."
4. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1908)
"Another well-marked region is that between Cape Hatteras and Cape ... coast of
New England to Cape Hatteras, creatures of a warm sea from Cape Hatteras to ..."
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