DEFINITIONS

midcourse correction

noun

a navigational correction made in the course of a ship, airplane, rocket, or space vehicle at some point between the beginning and end of the journey.

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Words related to midcourse correction

deviation, fluctuation, divergence, discrepancy, permutation, amendment, conversion, diversification, variation, mutation, modification, variance, adjustment, transformation, revision, discord, dissent, disunity, incongruity, argument

Words nearby midcourse correction

midband, midbody, midbrain, midcentury modern, midcourse, midcourse correction, midcult, midday, middelburg, middelmannetjie, middelskot

Origin of midcourse correction

First recorded in 1955–60
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