The difference between Cape and Headland

When used as nouns, cape means a piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake, whereas headland means coastal land that juts into the sea.


Cape is also verb with the meaning: to incite or attract (a bull) to charge a certain direction, by waving a cape.

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  1. Cape as a noun (geography):

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

    Examples:

    "synonyms: chersonese peninsula point"

  1. Cape as a noun:

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

  2. Cape as a noun (slang):

    A superhero.

  1. Cape as a verb:

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

  2. Cape as a verb (nautical):

    To head or point; to keep a course.

    Examples:

    "The ship capes southwest by south."

  3. Cape as a verb:

    To skin an animal, particularly a deer.

  4. Cape as a verb (uncommon):

    To wear a cape.

  1. Cape as a verb (obsolete):

    To look for, search after.

    Examples:

    "Long may they search ere that they find that they after cape. (Geoffrey Chaucer)"

  2. Cape as a verb (rare, dialectal, or, obsolete):

    To gaze or stare.

    Examples:

    "The captain just caped mindlessly into the distance as his ship was hit by volley after volley."

    "This Nicholas ever caped upward into the air. (Geoffrey Chaucer)"

  1. Headland as a noun:

    Coastal land that juts into the sea.

  2. Headland as a noun:

    The unplowed boundary of a field.

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