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

The launch of the company’s New Glenn rocket started smoothly, with the vehicle shooting into the sky from the Blue Origin launch site in the Cape Canaveral, Fla., area.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

So what are the chances of the weather delaying the launch from Cape Canaveral in Florida?

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

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 • Mar. 17, 2026

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

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

All that fall, the Welch Daily News and the Bluefield Daily Telegraph were filled with stories of our American scientists and engineers at Cape Canaveral in Florida, desperately working to catch up with the Russians.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam