course-correct

ˈkɔːrs kəˈrɛkt

Definition

Definition of course-correct - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

navigationadjust direction to return to intended route or plan

The pilot course-corrected to avoid the storm.
Mission control advised the spacecraft to course-correct before entering orbit.
Halfway through the project, we had to course-correct our strategy.

baffle

confuse

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Origin of course-correct

English, course (path) + correct (to set right)

Terms with course-correct included in their meaning

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keep straight

navigation

maintain a direct or correct course

the right track

guidance

correct or positive course of action

on the right track

adj.

correct course

following a correct or suitable course

see sense

acknowledgment

acknowledge a logical or correct course of action

amiss

adv.

astray

away from the correct or expected course

awry

adv.

amiss

away from the correct or expected course

go awry

deviation

deviate from the correct course or plan

true north

figurative

correct course or right direction

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French:corriger la trajectoire, ...
German:den Kurs korrigieren, ...
Italian:correggere la rotta, ...
Spanish:corregir el rumbo, ...
Portuguese:corrigir a rota, ...
Chinese:纠正航向, ...
Japanese:進路を修正する, ...
Arabic:صَحَّحَ المَسار, ...
Hebrew:לְתַקֵּן מַסְלוּל, ...
Russian:корректировать курс, ...
Ukrainian:коригувати курс, ...
Hindi:दिशा सुधारना, ...
Bengali:দিক ঠিক করা, ...
Catalan:corregir el rumb, ...
Czech:korigovat kurz, ...
Danish:korrigere kursen, ...
Dutch:bijsturen, ...
Greek:διορθώνω την πορεία, ...
Hungarian:irányt korrigálni, ...
Khmer:កែទិសដៅ, ...
Korean:진로를 수정하다, ...
Persian:مسیرش را اصلاح کرد, ...
Polish:skorygować kurs, ...
Portuguese (BR):ajustar a rota, ...
Romanian:a corecta traiectoria, ...
Swedish:korrigera kursen, ...
Thai:ปรับเส้นทาง, ...
Turkish:rotayı düzeltmek, ...
Vietnamese:chỉnh lại hướng đi, ...

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