course correction

collocation in English

meaningsofcourseandcorrection

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course
noun
uk
/kɔːs/us
/kɔːrs/
a set of classes or a plan of study on a particular subject, usually leading to an exam ...
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correction
noun
uk
/kəˈrek.ʃən/us
/kəˈrek.ʃən/
a change made to something in order to correct or improve it, or the action of making such ...
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(Definition ofcourseandcorrectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcourse correction

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The first was keeping two engines timed at the same rpm on straight-line travel, which often requiredcoursecorrection.
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The aircraft was following acoursecorrectionand crashed to the ground.
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The sixthcoursecorrectionwas canceled after the press conference.
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The spaceship launches on time, although a majorcoursecorrectionalong the way must be performed because of the fuel wasted on their engine's test firing.
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Schiller was demanding acoursecorrectionin field of metaphysics, putting it at the service of science.
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It identifies trends, spikes, and anomalies to make real time course corrections.
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There were no rocket motors for course corrections.
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The midcourse correction consisted of a roll-turn sequence, followed by a pitch-turn sequence and finally a motor-burn sequence.
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Due to high congestion, weather, or size of the airspace, it may at times be necessary to make additional course corrections.
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The 4-min. 24-sec. burn was so accurate that only two more small course corrections were subsequently needed.
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Last-minute updates to the documentation are provided at this point, including race schedule updates, course corrections, local weather conditions, hazardous aspects of the course, and so forth.
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