midcourse

[ mid-kawrs, -kohrs ]

/ ˈmɪdˌkɔrs, -ˌkoʊrs /

the middle of a course.

Rocketry. the portion of a ballistic trajectory between the end of powered flight and the beginning of the reentry phase.

Aerospace. the portion of a space trajectory between leaving the earth's vicinity and arrival at the desired destination, as another planet.

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First recorded in 1555–65; mid- + course

"I don't—I don't understand you," panted Lydia, confusedly arresting her bolts in mid-course.
The Lady of the Aroostook|William Dean Howells
The interior table-land, especially towards the mid-course of the Zambesi, is intersected by lofty mountain-chains.
The Desert World|Arthur Mangin
The "Dialogues of the Damned" are an incomplete series, arrested in mid-course at No.
Sonia Between two Worlds|Stephen McKenna
And no bird spreading its light wings can cross that water; but in mid-course it plunges into the flame, fluttering.
The Argonautica|Apollonius Rhodius

None, no none, could get anywhere near it; even Martin was left many yards behind in mid-course.
A Hungarian Nabob|Maurus Jkai