Cape Horn

Definitions of Cape Horn
  1. noun
    a rocky headland belonging to Chile at the southernmost tip of South America (south of Tierra del Fuego)
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    cape, ness
    a strip of land projecting into a body of water
    foreland, head, headland, promontory
    a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
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