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. Overbury:

   If a man die young he hath left us at dinner; it is bed-time with a man of three score and ten; and he that lives a hundred years hath walked a mile after supper. This life is but one day of three meals, or one meal of three courses?childhood, youth, and old age. To sup well is to live well, and that?s the way to sleep well.

2. Jerome Champagne:

   In Cape Verde, the football association was sharing a small three-floor building with other sports federations, there was nothing, if you got there now to Cape Verde, FIFA built a headquarters with offices, in another wing you have dorms so that people attending courses are able to stay on-site. We convinced the government to restore the national stadium, we put in an artificial field.

3. Edwin Roald:

   The method that is being used to produce this estimate, hopefully, others can use that going forward. To improve, you first have to know where you stand, golf courses are sequestering a considerable amount of carbon, which I think few people actually associate with golf. On the flipside, golf is a large land user and bound to be using wetlands in places. Emissions when you drain wetlands are so great.

4. Mr Bean:

   These are the sort of skills Australians need for the jobs of the future and we’re delighted to work with Apple as the first university in Australia to deliver tailored, industry-focused courses using Swift curriculum.

5. 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.

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References

1. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
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