English Explanatory Dictionary

Cape Canaveral

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A cape in Florida, United States.
  2. A city in Florida, United States, named after the cape it is located at.
  3. A military base in Florida, United States, named after the cape it is located at; Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
  4. A spaceport in Florida, United States; the combination of the Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, and Spaceport Florida on the Space Coast (Space Florida).

Word forms

Cape Canaveral

Etymology

From Spanish Cabo Cañaveral, from cañaveral (“reed bed”). It is the third oldest surviving European-given place-name in the US after Florida, and Dry Tortugas.

Synonyms

Cape Kennedy (1963-1973)

Derived words

Canaveral Port Canaveral
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