Cape Horner
noun
a ship, sailor, or passenger that has sailed around Cape Horn.
Cape Horners
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pluralof Cape Horner.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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However, at that moment the pilots were cruising in the neighbourhood on the lookout for two Cape Horners that were expected to be up at any moment.
From Vandover and the Brute by Norris, Frank
I was a frequent wanderer on North Beach, gazing at the straits, and the huge Cape Horners creeping out to sea, and imminent Tamalpais.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
