course
noun (DIRECTION) /kɔːs/
/kɔːrs/ Definition
C1 [C usually singular, U] the direction in which a vehicle, especially an aircraft, spacecraft, or ship, moves, or the path along which a river flows: The pilot avoided a collision by changing course. Changing the course of the river would cause serious environmental damage to the whole valley.figurative The debate completely changed course after Liz made her speech.Direction of motionPoints of the compass on course › likely to happen, or likely to succeed as planned: Because of the recession, we're on course for/to have record unemployment levels.Making progress and advancingBecoming betterPossible and probable
(Definition of course noun (DIRECTION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -bound suffix (DIRECTION)
- -facing suffix
- as the crow flies idiom
- bound adjective (DIRECTION)
- destined adjective (PLACE)
- direction noun (POSITION)
- east adverb
- east noun
- face verb (TURN TOWARDS)
- from A to B idiom
- homewards adverb
- inbound adjective
- inland adverb
- into preposition (TOWARDS)
- of preposition (POSITION)
- outbound adjective
- west adverb
- with preposition (DIRECTION)
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Direction of motion
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