Cape Canaveral

English

Etymology

From Spanish Cabo Cañaveral, from cañaveral (“reed bed”). It is the third oldest surviving European-given place-name in the US after Florida, and Dry Tortugas.

Proper noun

Cape Canaveral

1. A cape in Florida, United States.
2. A city in Florida, United States, named after the cape it is located at.
3. A military base in Florida, United States, named after the cape it is located at; Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
4. (informal) A spaceport in Florida, United States; the combination of the Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, and Spaceport Florida on the Space Coast (Space Florida).

Synonyms

• (cape, military base, spaceport): Cape Kennedy (former name) (1963-1973)

Derived terms

• Canaveral
• Port Canaveral

 

Translations

cape

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 卡納維拉爾角 / 卡纳维拉尔角 (zh) (Kǎnàwéilā'ěrjiǎo)

• Danish: Cape Canaveral
• Estonian: Canaverali neem
• Finnish: Cape Canaveral (fi)
• French: Cap Canaveral m
• Portuguese: Cabo Canaveral m
• Spanish: Cabo Cañaveral

See also

• Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Kennedy Space Center on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Space Coast on Wikipedia.Wikipedia