English Explanatory Dictionary

around the Horn

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prep_phrase
  1. Via shipboard communications, formerly metal tubes with earhorn-like ends.
  2. Following the extremely hazardous naval route around Cape Horn, the southernmost point in South America.
prep_phrase
  1. Around the infield.
  2. Alternative letter-case form of around the Horn.

Pronunciation

en-au-around the Horn.ogg

Word forms

around the Horn

Synonyms

round the Horn
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