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midcourse

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mid⋅course

  [mid-kawrs, -kohrs]
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–noun
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.
Origin:
1555–65; mid- + course
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mid·course   (mĭd'kôrs', -kōrs')   
n.  

  1. The part of a missile flight between the end of the launching phase and reentry, during which corrective maneuvers are made.

  2. The middle point of a course or of a course of action.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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