Cape vs. Gulf — What's the Difference?

A cape is a sleeveless outer garment which drapes the wearer's back, arms, and chest, and connects at the neck.

A gulf is a large inlet from the ocean into the landmass, typically with a narrower opening than a bay, but that is not observable in all geographic areas so named. The term gulf was traditionally used for large highly-indented navigable bodies of salt water that are enclosed by the coastline.

A sleeveless cloak, typically a short one

Abbr. G. A large area of a sea or ocean partially enclosed by land, especially a long landlocked portion of sea opening through a strait.

The pelt from the head and neck of an animal, for preparation as a hunting trophy

A deep, wide chasm; an abyss.

A headland or promontory

A wide gap, as in understanding

(in bullfighting) taunt (the bull) by flourishing a cape

Something, such as a whirlpool, that draws down or engulfs.

Skin the head and neck of (an animal) to prepare a hunting trophy.

To engulf.

A sleeveless outer garment fastened at the throat and worn hanging over the shoulders.

A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin.

A brightly colored cloth used in maneuvering the bull in a bullfight; a capote or muleta.

(obsolete) That which swallows; the gullet.

A point or head of land projecting into a body of water.

That which swallows irretrievably; a whirlpool; a sucking eddy.

To maneuver (the bull) by means of a cape in a bullfight.

(geography) A portion of an ocean or sea extending into the land; a partially landlocked sea

(geography) A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland.

(mining) A large deposit of ore in a lode.

A sleeveless garment or part of a garment, hanging from the neck over the back, arms, and shoulders.

(figurative) A wide interval or gap; a separating space.

(slang) A superhero.

(figurative) A difference, especially a large difference, between groups.

To incite or attract (a bull) to charge a certain direction, by waving a cape.

(Oxbridge slang) The bottom part of a list of those awarded a degree, for those who have only just passed.

(nautical) To head or point; to keep a course.

To award a degree to somebody who has only just passed sufficiently.

To skin an animal, particularly a deer.

A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin,

To defend or praise, especially that which is unworthy.

That which swallows; the gullet.

(obsolete) To look for, search after.

That which swallows irretrievably; a whirlpool; a sucking eddy.

To gaze or stare.

A portion of an ocean or sea extending into the land; a partially land-locked sea; as, the Gulf of Mexico.

A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into the sea or a lake; a promontory; a headland.

A large deposit of ore in a lode.

A sleeveless garment or part of a garment, hanging from the neck over the back, arms, and shoulders, but not reaching below the hips. See Cloak.

An arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay

To head or point; to keep a course; as, the ship capes southwest by south.

An unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding);

To gape.

A deep wide chasm

A strip of land projecting into a body of water

A sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter