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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCollision-Course
/kəˈlɪʒ.ən kɔːrs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A path or trajectory that is expected to lead to a collision.
"The two spacecraft were on a collision-course, prompting immediate evasive maneuvers." - 2
A situation in which two or more parties are likely to come into conflict.
"The two companies are on a collision-course over the patent dispute."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'collision-course' combines 'collision', derived from the Latin 'collidere', meaning 'to strike together', and 'course', from Old French 'cours', meaning 'path or direction'. It evolved in the 20th century to describe a trajectory leading to a collision, both literally in aviation and metaphorically in social contexts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Collision-Course" is said worldwide
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cours de collision
Transliteration: kur də kɔlizjɔ̃
"Les deux vaisseaux spatiaux étaient sur un cours de collision."
Kollisionskurs
Transliteration: koliˈzi̯oːnskʊʁs
"Die beiden Raumschiffe waren auf Kollisionskurs."
corso di collisione
Transliteration: korso di kolizjone
"Le due navicelle erano su un corso di collisione."
curso de colisión
Transliteration: kurso de koliθjon
"Las dos naves estaban en un curso de colisión."
curso de colisão
Transliteration: kurso dʒi koliˈzɐ̃w
"As duas naves estavam em um curso de colisão."
टकराव का मार्ग
Transliteration: ṭakarāv kā mārg
"दो अंतरिक्ष यान टकराव के मार्ग पर थे।"
碰撞航线
Transliteration: pèngzhuàng hángxiàn
"这两艘宇宙飞船正处于碰撞航线。"
충돌 경로
Transliteration: chungdol gyeongno
"두 우주선이 충돌 경로에 있었습니다."
衝突コース
Transliteration: shōtotsu kōsu
"二つの宇宙船は衝突コースにありました。"
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