Definition of hatteras:
(n) :
A barrier island in the Outer Banks, North Carolina, United States.
(n) :
An unincorporated village in Dare County, North Carolina, United States.
(n) :
A former American Indian tribe in the Outer Banks of what is now North Carolina, USA.
(n) :
Short for Cape Hatteras, a cape on Hatteras Island in North Carolina, United States. [A cape on Hatteras Island in North Carolina, United States.]