"around the Horn" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: en-au-around the Horn.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} around the Horn, {{en-prep phrase}} around the Horn
  1. (US, Navy, idiomatic) Via shipboard communications, formerly metal tubes with earhorn-like ends. Tags: Navy, US, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-around_the_Horn-en-prep_phrase-i3BH-PC7 Categories (other): American English
  2. Following the extremely hazardous naval route around Cape Horn, the southernmost point in South America. Synonyms: round the Horn
    Sense id: en-around_the_Horn-en-prep_phrase-0RvhAbLM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82

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