Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A course, as of moving objects or opposing philosophies, that will end in a collision or conflict if left unchanged.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A course or path between two or more objects which, if continued at the current rate, will result in a
collision .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a course of a moving object that will lead to a collision if it continues unchanged
- noun a course of action (following a given idea) that will lead to conflict if it continues unabated
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word collision course.
Examples
Sorry, no example sentences found.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.