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A course or path between two or more objects which, if continued at the current rate, will result in a collision.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The two boats were on a collision course, so they both veered starboard.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a course of action (following a given idea) that will lead to conflict if it continues unabated
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: course, course of action
a course of a moving object that will lead to a collision if it continues unchanged
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: path, track, course
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Dutch:
ramkoers
— path leading to a collision
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Finnish:
törmäyskurssi
— path leading to a collision
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German:
Kollisionskurs
— path leading to a collision
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Greek:
τροχιά σύγκρουσης
(trochiá sýgkrousis)
— path leading to a collision
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Indonesian:
jalur tabrakan
— path leading to a collision
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Norwegian Bokmål:
kollisjonskurs
— path leading to a collision
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
kollisjonskurs
— path leading to a collision
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Portuguese:
rota de colisão
— path leading to a collision
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Romanian:
curs colizional
— path leading to a collision
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Swedish:
kollisionskurs
— path leading to a collision