English Explanatory Dictionary

Cape Kennedy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Former name of Cape Canaveral: a cape in Florida, United States.
  2. Ellipsis of Cape Kennedy Air Force Station; former name of Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Word forms

Cape Kennedy

Etymology

cape + Kennedy. Named after American politician John F. Kennedy, president of the United States, after his assassination, due to the location of the NASA Launch Operations Center, on a cape in Florida.

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