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course vs collision course

collision course vs course

course and collision course both are nouns.

course is a verb but collision course is not a verb.

course is an adverb but collision course is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
course Yes No Yes Yes
collision course Yes No No No
As nouns, collision course is a hyponym of course; that is, collision course is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than course:
  • course: a mode of action
  • collision course: a course of action (following a given idea) that will lead to conflict if it continues unabated
Other hyponyms of course include blind alley, path, way, way of life.
As nouns, collision course is a hyponym of course; that is, collision course is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than course:
  • course: a line or route along which something travels or moves
  • collision course: a course of a moving object that will lead to a collision if it continues unchanged
Other hyponyms of course include inside track, round, steps, belt, swath, trail.
course (noun) collision course (noun)
a mode of action a course of action (following a given idea) that will lead to conflict if it continues unabated
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings a course of a moving object that will lead to a collision if it continues unchanged
facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport
(construction) a layer of masonry
part of a meal served at one time
a connected series of events or actions or developments
a body of students who are taught together
general line of orientation
a line or route along which something travels or moves
course (verb) collision course (verb)
hunt with hounds
move along, of liquids
move swiftly through or over
course (adverb) collision course (adverb)
as might be expected
Difference between course and collision course

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