Cape Canaveral

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.[1]

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

References

1. George Stewart, Names on the Land: A Historical Account of Place-Naming in the United States (1945, New York: Random House), pages 11–13, 17, 18