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rounding the Horn

rounding the Horn is the present participle and gerund 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 rounding the Horn

What is rounding the Horn the present participle and gerund of?
Rounding the Horn is the present participle and gerund of round the Horn.

Words near rounding the Horn in the dictionary

  1. rounding errors
  2. rounding in
  3. rounding off
  4. rounding on
  5. rounding out
  6. rounding the Horn
  7. rounding to
  8. rounding up
  9. rounding upon
  10. roundings
  11. roundish

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