Cape Cod


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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British Dictionary definitions for Cape Cod

Cape Cod

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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Cultural definitions for Cape Cod

Cape Cod

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

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