Meaning of around the Horn | Babel Free

Definitions

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

Examples

“After a strike-out, it's common for the players to throw⟳ the ball around the horn (as long as no one's on base⟳).”

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