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Peninsula vs. Cape

Peninsula and Cape Definitions

Peninsula

A piece of land that juts out from a larger land mass and is mostly surrounded by water.

Cape

A sleeveless outer garment fastened at the throat and worn hanging over the shoulders.

Peninsula

(geography) A piece of land projecting into water from a larger land mass.

Cape

A brightly colored cloth used in maneuvering the bull in a bullfight; a capote or muleta.

Peninsula

A portion of land nearly surrounded by water, and connected with a larger body by a neck, or isthmus.

Cape

A point or head of land projecting into a body of water.
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Peninsula

A large mass of land projecting into a body of water

Cape

To maneuver (the bull) by means of a cape in a bullfight.

Cape

(geography) A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland.

Cape

A sleeveless garment or part of a garment, hanging from the neck over the back, arms, and shoulders.

Cape

(slang) A superhero.

Cape

To incite or attract (a bull) to charge a certain direction, by waving a cape.
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Cape

(nautical) To head or point; to keep a course.
The ship capes southwest by south.

Cape

To skin an animal, particularly a deer.

Cape

To defend or praise, especially that which is unworthy.

Cape

(obsolete) To look for, search after.

Cape

To gaze or stare.
The captain just caped mindlessly into the distance as his ship was hit by volley after volley.

Cape

A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into the sea or a lake; a promontory; a headland.
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Cape

A sleeveless garment or part of a garment, hanging from the neck over the back, arms, and shoulders, but not reaching below the hips. See Cloak.

Cape

To head or point; to keep a course; as, the ship capes southwest by south.

Cape

To gape.

Cape

A strip of land projecting into a body of water

Cape

A sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter

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