Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

course correction

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables
course -cor-rec-tion
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An alteration to the current course of an aircraft or other vessel to ensure it is directed towards the intended destination.

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What does course correction mean?
An alteration to the current course of an aircraft or other vessel to ensure it is directed towards the intended destination.

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