Definition of midcourse
: being or occurring in the middle part of a course (as of a spacecraft)
- a midcourse correction
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On the way down As with all ballistic missiles, gravity takes over after the midcourse phase, and the warhead falls toward its target.
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First Known Use of midcourse
circa 1951
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