Sandspit vs Cape - What's the difference?
sandspit | cape |
A small sandy point of land or a narrow shoal projecting into a body of water from the shore
(geography) A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland.
A sleeveless garment or part of a garment, hanging from the neck over the back, arms, and shoulders, but not reaching below the hips.
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(nautical) To head or point; to keep a course.
(obsolete) To gape.
To skin an animal, particularly a deer.
As nouns the difference between sandspit and cape
is that sandspit is a small sandy point of land or a narrow shoal projecting into a body of water from the shore while cape is hard earth layer (while digging).sandspit
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Noun
(en noun)Anagrams
*cape
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Etymology 1
(etyl) cap, from (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* chersonese * peninsula * pointEtymology 2
(wikipedia cape) (etyl) capa, from .Noun
(en noun)- Mind you, clothes were clothes in those days. […] Frills, ruffles, flounces, lace, complicated seams and gores: not only did they sweep the ground and have to be held up in one hand elegantly as you walked along, but they had little capes or coats or feather boas.
See also
* cloakVerb
(cap)- The ship capes southwest by south.
- (Chaucer)