Meanings
- A geographic cape extending into the Atlantic Ocean from the southeastern corner of mainland Massachusetts in the northeastern United States.
(informal)
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Under an unsettling new pattern of Cape Cod life, suddenly empty waves meant the presence of a shark.
2021 October 20, C. J. Chivers, “Fear on Cape Cod as Sharks Hunt Again”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 17 Feb 2022Synonyms: Cape
plural Cape Cods
- 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.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA geographic cape extending into the Atlantic Ocean from the southeastern corner of mainland Massachusetts in the northeastern United States.
Origin
Named, by English explorer Bartholomew Gosnold in 1602, for the stocks of codfish in that part of the ocean.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Cape Cod. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cape%20Cod
“Cape Cod.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cape%20Cod. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cape Cod,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cape%20Cod.
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