Canaveral, Cape Syllabification: (Ca·nav·er·al, Cape)Pronunciation: /kəˈnav(ə)rəl/Definition of Canaveral, Cape a cape on the eastern coast of Florida, known as Cape Kennedy from 1963 until 1973. It is the site of the John F. Kennedy Space Center. Canaveral, Cape in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Canaveral, Cape in the British & World English dictionary