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# cape

noun (a cape, capes)

«cape» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A cape is a loose coat with no sleeves that hangs from the shoulders, like a short cloak. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cape/#m1)
2. A cape is a piece of land that sticks out into the sea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cape/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories and dressing up superheroes, wizards and kings wear capes. In geography a cape is a headland, like the Cape of Good Hope or Cape Horn; ships sailing round capes often met storms. In everyday life rain capes keep cyclists dry.

### Examples

- The superhero's red cape flapped in the wind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cape/#x1)
- We dressed up in capes and masks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cape/#x2)
- Ships had to sail around the Cape of Good Hope. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cape/#x3)
- The lighthouse stands on the cape. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cape/#x4)
- She wore a waterproof cape on her bike. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cape/#x5)
- Cape Town is a city in South Africa. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cape/#x6)
- I sat and slept at the helm of their ship, as they sailed away from North Cape. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cape/#x7)

### Note

Countable: capes. In place names it has a capital letter (Cape Horn). A cloak is usually long; a cape is often shorter. Safety: real capes do not let you fly — never jump from high places.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «cape» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cape/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cape» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cape.html) on Mova free.