round the Horn

verb

To sail around Cape Horn.

“The entire crew was nervous as they began to round the Horn.”

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. alternativeAlternative form of around the Horn.
verbround the Horn (third-person singular simple present rounds the Horn, present participle rounding the Horn, simple past and past participle rounded the Horn)

present singular third person rounds the Horn · participle present rounding the Horn · participle past rounded the Horn · past rounded the Horn

  1. To sail around Cape Horn.

    The entire crew was nervous as they began to round the Horn.

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APA

round the Horn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/round%20the%20Horn

MLA

“round the Horn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/round%20the%20Horn. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “round the Horn,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/round%20the%20Horn.

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