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turn in succession

turn in succession verb: to change course one at a time in sequence, with all ships following the track of the leading ship as if on rails and turning at the same location, so as to preserve the layout of the battleline throughout the turn.

Verb

turn in succession (third-person singular simple present turns in succession, present participle turning in succession, simple past and past participle turned in succession)

  1. To change course one at a time in sequence, with all ships following the track of the leading ship as if on rails and turning at the same location, so as to preserve the layout of the battleline throughout the turn.

Forms of turn in succession

third-person singular presentturns in succession
present participleturning in succession
past participleturned in succession
pastturned in succession

Questions about turn in succession

What does turn in succession mean?
Turn in succession means to change course one at a time in sequence, with all ships following the track of the leading ship as if on rails and turning at the same location, so as to preserve the layout of the battleline throughout the turn.
What part of speech is turn in succession?
Turn in succession is a verb.
What is the past tense of turn in succession?
The past tense of turn in succession is turned in succession.

Words near turn in succession in the dictionary

  1. turn forth
  2. turn heads
  3. turn in
  4. turn in on oneself
  5. turn in one's grave
  6. turn in succession
  7. turn indicator
  8. turn indicators
  9. turn inside out
  10. turn inside-out
  11. turn into

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