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Hat⋅ter⋅as
[hat-er-uh
s] 
–noun
| Cape, a promontory on an island off the E coast of North Carolina. |
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| cape hatteras | |
noun | |
| a promontory on Hatteras Island off the Atlantic coast of North Carolina; "frequent storms drive ships to their destruction on Cape Hatteras" |
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Cape Hatteras [(hat-uhr-uhs)]
Promontory on Hatteras Island off North Carolina, a low, sandy barrier island between the Atlantic Ocean and Pamlico Sound.
Note: Called the “Graveyard of the Atlantic” because of the frequent storms that drive ships landward to their destruction.
[Chapter:] American Geography
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