midcourse

midcourse
/mid"kawrs', -kohrs'/, n.
1. the middle of a course.
2. Rocketry. the portion of a ballistic trajectory between the end of powered flight and the beginning of the reentry phase.
3. Aerospace. the portion of a space trajectory between leaving the earth's vicinity and arrival at the desired destination, as another planet.
[1555-65; MID- + COURSE]

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