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. Former President Trump:

   If you believe that Donald Trump is bad for the conservative movement, the Republican Party, and America, you want this guy living out his life in Mar-a-Lago and on his golf courses across the world where he can't do damage, given how badly the Democrats are managing things right now … why in the world would anybody who believed Donald Trump was a risk to Western democracy, why would anybody want that person within a thousand miles of the White House?

2. Geoff Ogilvy:

   They are just quality holes out there, it's an incredible bunch of holes on not an amazing piece of land, really, compared it to a lot of other great courses. Cool and interesting stuff uphill, downhill, Geoff Ogilvy have to move the ball both ways, awkward angles. It's just a great golf course, really. And it's immaculate this year. Nobody likes the drought in California, but it's good for a course like this to dry out a little bit.

3. Jang Su-han:

   There is strong demand for identity-related courses, as so many of us were too busy with cram schools to seriously think about what we want to do when were teenagers.

4. Paula Creamer:

   Sometimes when courses are wide open and stuff, I have a hard time focusing. That is definitely not the case here.

5. David Essel:

   A lot of times in relationships, we forget about what it feels like to serve others, volunteering, joining meetup groups, taking courses and hobbies that you love, getting back engaged with friends you disconnected with while in a relationship can help you build stronger relationships, which is very healthy for ourselves and future relationships.

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References

1. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
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