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  • noun a promontory on the far southern part of Nova Scotia
  • noun a cape at the southwest tip of Florida; the southernmost part of the United States mainland

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Examples

  • The first master dotted the point twenty miles south of Cape Sable, which is the southern point of Nova Scotia, and also the ship's position, with his pencil.

    Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat Oliver Optic 1859

  • This is still called Cape Sable, and is the southern point of Sable

    Voyages of Samuel De Champlain — Volume 02 Samuel de Champlain 1601

  • NGUYEN: Three people have been rescued in Florida after their small plane went down in the Gulf of Mexico about five miles southwest of Cape Sable.

    CNN Transcript Oct 11, 2009 2009

  • NGUYEN: Three people have been rescued in Florida after their small plane went down in the Gulf of Mexico, about five miles southwest of Cape Sable.

    CNN Transcript Oct 11, 2009 2009

  • The ships carried three Récollet fathers, “workers and artisans,” and supplies for the beleaguered settlement at Cape Sable.

    Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008

  • The New England captain released them instead near the Saint John River, and they found their way back to Cape Sable on the southeast coast with a report of their cruel treatment.22

    Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008

  • The ships carried three Récollet fathers, “workers and artisans,” and supplies for the beleaguered settlement at Cape Sable.

    Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008

  • At last he came to Cape Sable, an island that marked the extreme southeastern tip of Acadia.

    Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008

  • The New England captain released them instead near the Saint John River, and they found their way back to Cape Sable on the southeast coast with a report of their cruel treatment.22

    Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008

  • At last he came to Cape Sable, an island that marked the extreme southeastern tip of Acadia.

    Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008

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