Hatteras
Cape, a promontory on an island off the E coast of North Carolina.
Historical Examples
The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras Jules Verne
A Bid for Fortune Guy Boothby
The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras Jules Verne
A Bid for Fortune Guy Boothby
The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras Jules Verne
A Bid for Fortune Guy Boothby
The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras Jules Verne
The Field of Ice Jules Verne
The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras Jules Verne
The Field of Ice Jules Verne
noun
Cape Hatteras, a promontory off the E coast of North Carolina, on Hatteras Island, which is situated between Pamlico Sound and the Atlantic: known as the “Graveyard of the Atlantic” for its danger to shipping
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