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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decorum
the act of or need for making up one's mind.
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
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Origin of midcourse correction

First recorded in 1955–60

Words nearby midcourse correction

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