Meaning

2 senses
  1. (literally)An alteration to the current course of an aircraft or other vessel to ensure it is directed towards the intended destination.

  2. (figuratively)The act of recognizing and correcting an error, or the changing of a direction in order to achieve a desired outcome.

Examples

1 sentences
  1. In order to move forward, though, we do have to acknowledge that the existing path to global integration requires a course correction.

    deUm voranzukommen, müssen wir jedoch anerkennen, dass der bestehende Weg zur globalen Integration eine Kurskorrektur erfordert. — GuidoW

Forms

plural: course corrections

Word family

1 related words

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