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

Jahnavi Shah and her software-company colleagues recently spent three days on Cape Cod.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026

Last summer, she was a fellow at the Provincetown Independent in Cape Cod, Mass.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

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

From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026

“So this is the famous Cape Cod, right? What do you all do around here, anyway?”

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt