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  • noun a cape in southeastern North Carolina extending into the Atlantic Ocean

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Examples

  • Now that forecast is for it to turn and possibly get to very close to Cape Fear, which is where we're seeing squalls come onshore this morning.

    CNN Transcript Sep 13, 2005 2005

  • Roberta Allen/Alamy Melt in San Francisco Locals are in love with the convivial atmosphere—and signature cheddar ale fondue, prepared tableside—at this popular restaurant just steps from Cape Fear.

    Switzerland's Best Fondue Christina Passariello 2011

  • Hurricane warnings have been lifted south of Cape Fear, N.C., according to the National Weather Service, but much of the East Coast -- from as far south as Surf City, N.C. to as far north as Sagamore Beach, M.A. -- remains on high alert.

    Hurricane Irene 2011 Photos: Pictures Of Storm Battering East Coast (PHOTOS) 2011

  • With only a few exceptions, all others, from the Pamlico Sound and Cape Fear region in the southeast to the Piedmont in the west and northwest, voted in favor and so against immediate ratification.

    Ratification Pauline Maier 2010

  • Juliette Lewis, star of Natural Born Killers and Cape Fear, launched a new career at the age of 35 as the front woman of Juliette and the Licks and later the New Romantiques.

    The latest offbeat experiment from filmmaker David Lynch: pop singles Alexandra Topping 2010

  • With only a few exceptions, all others, from the Pamlico Sound and Cape Fear region in the southeast to the Piedmont in the west and northwest, voted in favor and so against immediate ratification.

    Ratification Pauline Maier 2010

  • A native North Carolinian from a poor family with no formal education who had scratched out a living in one trade after another innkeeper, blacksmith, wheelwright, ferryman, preacher, farmer, even doctor, longtime state legislator and ardent democrat, Bloodworth represented New Hanover County in the Cape Fear region of the Tidewater.

    Ratification Pauline Maier 2010

  • A native North Carolinian from a poor family with no formal education who had scratched out a living in one trade after another innkeeper, blacksmith, wheelwright, ferryman, preacher, farmer, even doctor, longtime state legislator and ardent democrat, Bloodworth represented New Hanover County in the Cape Fear region of the Tidewater.

    Ratification Pauline Maier 2010

  • This film stands alone in the Marty collection, But if had to compare to his other so called suspense/thriller, it's way better than Cape Fear.

    Sound Off: Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island - Your Thoughts? « FirstShowing.net 2010

  • You could definitely tell it was Scorsese doing the shooting though as the film had a very "old school" feel to it not unlike the tone of Cape Fear.

    Sound Off: Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island - Your Thoughts? « FirstShowing.net 2010

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