cape

¹cape

noun, often attributive \ˈkāp\

Definition of CAPE

1

: a point or extension of land jutting out into water as a peninsula or as a projecting point

2

often capitalized : cape cod cottage

Origin of CAPE

Middle English cap, from Anglo-French cape, from Old Occitan cap, from Latin caput head — more at head

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Geology Terms

anthracite, boulder, cwm, erratic, igneous, intrusive, mesa, sedimentary, silt, swale

Rhymes with CAPE

ape, chape, crape, crepe, drape, gape, grape, jape, nape, rape, scape, scrape, shape, tape