Cape Cod

American  

noun

1. a sandy peninsula in SE Massachusetts between Cape Cod Bay and the Atlantic Ocean: many resort towns.

2. a style of cottage developed mainly on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in the 18th and early 19th centuries, typically a rectangular one- or one-and-a-half story wooden cottage covered by a gable roof and having a central chimney.

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Cape Cod British  

noun

1. a long sandy peninsula in SE Massachusetts, between Cape Cod Bay and the Atlantic

2. Also called: Cape Cod cottage. a one-storey cottage of timber construction with a simple gable roof and a large central chimney: originated on Cape Cod in the 18th century

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Cape Cod Cultural  

1. Resort area on the Atlantic Ocean in Massachusetts. Its fishhook shape is easily recognized on a map.

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Cape Cod

The complaint, filed in April in Miami-Dade County, alleged the incident occurred at Peters’ parents’ home in Cape Cod.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

“Contender,” the 1,700-pound male shark headed for Cape Cod.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026

At one point when talks began to fray, Angelakis traveled to the Cape Cod summer home of his GE counterpart to hash out a term sheet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

Not Nantucket or Cape Cod, but the summertime refuge for Manhattan’s wealthy.

From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026

How could a seasoned author like John Keegan, a man who shows frequent flashes of writerly flair, serve as a model of incoherent writing, comparing badly with a guy who sells birdseed on Cape Cod?

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker