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单词 midcourse
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midcourse

[ mid-kawrs, -kohrs ]
/ ˈmɪdˌkɔrs, -ˌkoʊrs /

noun

the middle of a course.
Rocketry. the portion of a ballistic trajectory between the end of powered flight and the beginning of the reentry phase.
Aerospace. the portion of a space trajectory between leaving the earth's vicinity and arrival at the desired destination, as another planet.

Origin of midcourse

First recorded in 1555–65; mid- + course

Words nearby midcourse

midbody, midbrain, mid-cap, midcentury modern, Mid-Cities, midcourse, midcourse correction, midcult, midday, Middelburg, middelmannetjie
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Example sentences from the Web for midcourse

  • The CBS executives denied that the anchor swap represents a midcourse correction for the show.

    Norah O’Donnell’s Morning Workout Will Now Start at CBS|Howard Kurtz|July 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST
  • First, the address deals almost entirely with the global struggle with the Soviet Union, then in midcourse.

    How JFK's Speech Sounds 50 Years Later|Richard J. Tofel|January 19, 2011|DAILY BEAST
  • Who would project a serial novel, after Thackeray and Dickens had each fallen in midcourse?

    The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition|Robert Louis Stevenson
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