Definitions for Courses
cour·ses

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. courses

   A name by which the sails hanging from the lower yards of a ship are usually distinguished, viz. the main-sail, fore-sail, and mizen: the staysails upon the lower masts are sometimes also comprehended in this denomination, as are the main staysails of all brigs and schooners. A ship is under her courses when she has no sail set but the fore-sail, main-sail, and mizen. Trysails are courses (which see), sometimes termed bentincks.

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1. coursesnoun

   Plural noun of the word course.

   The local college have a range of courses for students of all age ranges.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 26, 2017  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Courses' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1272

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Courses' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1889

Anagrams for Courses »

1. Croesus

2. Crœsus

3. Scouser

4. scouser

5. sources

6. sucrose

How to pronounce Courses?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Courses in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Courses in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Courses in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Courses in a Sentence

1. Tony Jacklin:

   Almost all of them have started to use the driving iron, the two-iron, again so some sanity has come back into the game, the quicker these links courses play, the more difficult they are as it's harder to control the ball. I doubt whether any of the top players will be without their driving iron because it seems to have come back into the bags in the last year.

2. Marguerita Cheng:

   One client and his wife loved golf, so they would volunteer for the PGA tour, they got to play on some of the world's best courses for free. Another client always wanted to visit Africa, so he went on several medical missions.

3. Brandon Hagy:

   I feel comfortable here, i’m a California kid, been to Palm Springs a ton of times, so I know the courses well. ... The first two rounds of this tournament are showing me that the stuff I'm working on, especially this offseason, is definitely getting better.

4. Billy Foster:

   At the U.S. Open he played great golf to get into the last group with American Dustin Johnson and Oakmont was just one of those courses that if you were slightly out of position you were fighting against a bogey or a double bogey, he got off to a horrendous start, he was five-over after five. The day was over and from then on it was a case of just cheerleading American Dustin Johnson home.

5. J. R. R. Tolkien:

   ...for advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill.

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References

1. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
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