1. a promontory on Hatteras Island off the Atlantic coast of North Carolina; - Example: "frequent storms drive ships to their destruction on Cape Hatteras"
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Cape Hatteras
n 1: a promontory on Hatteras Island off the Atlantic coast of
North Carolina; "frequent storms drive ships to their
destruction on Cape Hatteras"