cape

(geography) A prominent point of land jutting into a body of water. Also known as head; headland; mull; naze; ness; point; promontory.

Dictionary: Cape  (kāp) or Cape of

For names of actual capes, see the specific element of the names, for example, Hatteras, Cape; Good Hope, Cape of. Other geographic names beginning with Cape are entered under Cape, for example, Cape Coral, Florida; Cape York Peninsula.