Hatteras

[ hat-er-uhs ]

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noun

Hatteras

/ ˈhætərəs /

Cape Hatteras
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

Where it passes Cape Hatteras it has already lost a large share of its momentum and much of its heat, and is greatly widened.

At noon the gale abated, and we ran swiftly across the Vineyard Sound, shaping our course for Hatteras.

It was over six hundred miles to Cape Hatteras, and she had room enough to manœuvre in any manner she pleased.

Recognizing the importance of this harbor, the Confederates had early in the war fortified the point north of Hatteras Inlet.

The "Grape-shot," left to her fate, went ashore some fourteen miles above Hatteras.

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