Hatteras

[ hat-er-uhs ]

noun

1. Cape, a promontory on an island off the E coast of North Carolina.

Hatteras

/ ˈhætərəs /

noun

1. 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

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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