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Meaning of collision course | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A course or path between two or more objects which, if continued at the current rate, will result in a collision.

Equivalents

Deutsch Kollisionskurs Konfrontationskurs
Suomi törmäyskurssi
Nederlands ramkoers
Português rota de colisão
Svenska kollisionskurs

Examples

“The two boats were on a collision course, so they both veered starboard.”
“Now that everyone’s on the same continent, more or less, and everyone’s on collision courses, an episode can more naturally flow⟳ back and forth.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

collision detection collision mat collision theory collision time collisionality collisionlessness

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