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course
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Meanings
noun
  • the route or direction followed by a ship, aircraft, road, or river.
    E.g. the road adopts a tortuous course along the coast
  • a dish, or a set of dishes served together, forming one of the successive parts of a meal.
    E.g. guests are offered a choice of main course
  • an area of land set aside and prepared for racing, golf, or another sport.
  • a series of lectures or lessons in a particular subject, leading to an examination or qualification.
    E.g. a business studies course
  • a continuous horizontal layer of brick, stone, or other material in a wall.
  • a pursuit of game (especially hares) with greyhounds by sight rather than scent.
  • a sail on the lowest yards of a square-rigged ship.
  • a set of adjacent strings on a guitar, lute, etc., tuned to the same note.
verb
  • (of liquid) move without obstruction; flow.
    E.g. tears were coursing down her cheeks
  • pursue (game, especially hares) with greyhounds using sight rather than scent.
    E.g. many of the hares coursed escaped unharmed

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