crash course

noun

: a rapid and intense course of study

also : an experience that resembles such a course

has been given a crash course in diplomacy in his first weeks in office

Examples of crash course in a Sentence

Before her trip, she took a crash course in Russian culture and history at the local university.

Recent Examples on the Web

At the first creative meeting for the show, Sarandos got a crash course in why del Toro is so renowned among his fellow filmmakers. —Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 16 June 2026

Freddy’s life-changing crash course in America continued with a stop at Raising Cane's. —Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026

Before stepping into the octagon on the South Lawn this weekend, fighter Steve Garcia put CNN’s Sara Sidner through a crash course in combat. —Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 12 June 2026

For a crash course on the history of horror, HBO Max is one of the better streamers out there, with seminal classics of the genre like Bride of Frankenstein (1935) and Night of the Living Dead (1968) to franchise entries like The Conjuring (2013) and Evil Dead Rise (2023). —Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for crash course

• concourse
• divorce
• endorse
• enforce
• indorse
• midcourse
• outsource
• perforce
• racehorse
• remorse
• seahorse
• workforce