turn in succession (English, verb)
expansion: turn in succession (third-person singular simple present turns in succession, present participle turning in succession, simple past and past participle turned in succession)
Senses:
topics: government
military
nautical
politics
transport
war
glosses: 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.
raw_tags: of ships in a line of battle
Forms:
form: turns in succession
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: turning in succession
tags: participle
present
form: turned in succession
tags: participle
past
form: turned in succession
tags: past