Cape Cod


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Cape Cod

n
1. (Placename) a long sandy peninsula in SE Massachusetts, between Cape Cod Bay and the Atlantic
2. (Architecture) Also called: Cape Cod cottage a one-storey cottage of timber construction with a simple gable roof and a large central chimney: originated on Cape Cod in the 18th century
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Cape′ Cod′


n.
1. a sandy peninsula in SE Massachusetts between Cape Cod Bay and the Atlantic Ocean: resort towns.
2. a style of house developed mainly on Cape Cod, typically a rectangular one- or one-and-a-half-story cottage with a gable roof and a central chimney.
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Noun1.Cape Cod - a Massachusetts peninsula to the south of Boston extending into the AtlanticCape Cod - a Massachusetts peninsula to the south of Boston extending into the Atlantic; a popular resort area
Bay State, Massachusetts, Old Colony, MA - a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
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In Witness whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names at Cape Cod the eleventh of November, in the Raigne of our Sovereigne Lord, King James of England, France, and Ireland, the eighteenth, and of Scotland, the fiftie-fourth, Anno.
For this and other reasons, in the year 1620 they embarked on board the ship Mayflower, and crossed the ocean, to the shores of Cape Cod. There they made a settlement, and called it Plymouth, which, though now a part of Massachusetts, was for a long time a colony by itself.
This is also the latest encounter to occur in the Cape Cod Bay, which has seen a spike in shark activity this summer.
'Access to real-time payments will likely become a deciding factor when consumers and businesses are seeking a new banking relationship.' Cape Cod Five conducted an in-depth assessment of the pros and cons of joining the RTP network, and Richards noted that 'the benefits of moving forward clearly outweigh the risks of waiting.'
The Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod has announced that it has named a relationship manager.
Cape Cod Healthcare has 5,300 employees, over 450 physicians and nearly 800 volunteer staff at its two acute care hospitals, nursing and rehabilitation facility, assisted living facility, along with homecare and hospice services and numerous additional health programs serving multiple communities.
The Zoning Board of Appeals tried to close the business in 2003 but state Land Court Judge Leon Lombardi reversed its decision to do so, and the town and Cape Cod Aggregates entered into a settlement agreement over operations at the site, according to the Cape Cod Times.
Hayley Williamson, a Cape Cod resident and former lifeguard who was on the beach at the time, was in disbelief after the man was rushed into an ambulance.
D'Origny came up with the solution of putting the two shapes in one watch and thus was born the Cape Cod in 1991.
"We've been here a long time and we've never seen it as bad as this," said Alex Barmashi, as he took in the fearsome spectacle along Cape Cod Bay in Bourne, Massachusetts.
Towns are considering seeding and growing shellfish as a way to reduce nitrogen levels in coastal waters because they are a cheaper and faster alternative to building sewers and wastewater treatment systems that could cost billions of dollars, said Joshua Reitsma, a marine specialist with the Woods Hole Sea Grant Program and Cape Cod Cooperative Extension.