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Land's End

American  

noun

  1. a cape in Cornwall that forms the SW tip of England.


Land's End British  

noun

  1. a granite headland in SW England, on the SW coast of Cornwall: the westernmost point of England

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He is due to restart on Saturday, adding: "The challenge cannot fail - we have got to get to Land's End."

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The high-pitched electronic beep is usually only heard during foggy conditions, most clearly at Land's End, and also by residents of places around the coast including Sennen and Cape Cornwall.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2025

David Hocking, of Land's End Landmark, said the fog horn issue was "a bit of a talking point and conversation starter" in the area.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2025

In 2021, Costa ran the length of the United Kingdom in 39 days, starting in John O’ Groats, Scotland, and finishing in Land’s End at the southern tip of England.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2024

One of our vessels had met this squadron of seventeen men-of-war and four frigates so long ago as January 27, 'half seas over' between Brest and the Land's End, prowling apparently northwards.

From Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections by Rosebery, Archibald Phillip Primrose

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