Canaveral

American  

[kuh-nav-er-uhl] / kəˈnæv ər əl /

noun

1. Cape, a cape on an island in E Florida: site of John F. Kennedy Space Center.

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Canaveral British  

/ kəˈnævərəl /

noun

1. Former name (1963–73): Cape Kennedy.  a cape on the E coast of Florida: site of the US Air Force Missile Test Centre, from which the majority of US space missions have been launched

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Example Sentences

U.S. relief pitcher Griffin Jax, a captain in the Air Force Reserve, missed much of two minor league seasons while on active duty at Cape Canaveral.

From Los Angeles Times

The rocket had been set to blast off in March, but after a helium leak was discovered it was returned to the Vehicle Assembly Building in Cape Canaveral, Florida, for repairs.

From BBC

In an Instagram post announcing the move, Bezos said he wanted to live closer to his family in Florida as well as be closer to the operations of Blue Origin, his rocket company that often launches from Cape Canaveral, Fla.

From MarketWatch

When she was growing up, Sophie Adenot plastered her childhood bedroom with posters of rockets launching from Cape Canaveral.

From Barron's

The mission is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida at 1100 GMT on February 11.

From Barron's