midcourse
Americannoun
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the middle of a course, course of events, or course of action.
Congress has already had cause to complain of the court's changing its interpretative rules in midcourse.
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Rocketry. the portion of a ballistic trajectory between the end of powered flight and the beginning of the reentry phase.
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Aerospace. the portion of a space trajectory between leaving the earth's vicinity and arrival at the desired destination, as another planet.
adjective
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happening or done at some point during the journey of a ship, airplane, missile, or spacecraft.
When the midcourse maneuver was attempted, one engine failed to ignite and caused the space vehicle to tumble.
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happening or done in the middle of a course, course of events, or course of action.
The company is conducting a rigorous midcourse assessment of the process itself.
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Origin of midcourse
Example Sentences
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Based on these changed facts, a midcourse correction is required — a different and tougher approach.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 5, 2023
“It’s not unusual for a campaign to have a midcourse adjustment and that’s what you’ll be seeing here with Rob’s departure and with readjustments that we’ll make in the campaign staff.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 28, 2023
The ministry said in a brief statement late on Sunday that the "ground-based midcourse anti-missile intercept technology" test had been carried out that night.
From Reuters ● Jun. 20, 2022
Indeed, an ICBM's trajectory has three different phases: boost phase, midcourse phase, and terminal phase, all of which typically occur in less than an hour from launch to strike.
From Salon ● Mar. 3, 2022
As for the good reader, he will go below to investigate before the voyage commences; or, if in midcourse he likes not his carrier, take off in his mental airplane and seek another book.
From Definitions: Essays in Contemporary Criticism by Henry Seidel Canby
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