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rounded the Horn

rounded the Horn is the simple past and past participle of round the Horn.

Meaning of round the Horn

Verb

round the Horn (third-person singular simple present rounds the Horn, present participle rounding the Horn, simple past and past participle rounded the Horn)

  1. To sail around Cape Horn.
    • The entire crew was nervous as they began to round the Horn.

Questions about rounded the Horn

What is rounded the Horn the simple past and past participle of?
Rounded the Horn is the simple past and past participle of round the Horn.

Words near rounded the Horn in the dictionary

  1. rounded down
  2. rounded in
  3. rounded off
  4. rounded on
  5. rounded out
  6. rounded the Horn
  7. rounded to
  8. rounded up
  9. rounded upon
  10. rounded vowel
  11. rounded vowels

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