change of course

Other forms: changes of course

Definitions of change of course

1. noun

   a change in the direction that you are moving
   types:

   turn, turning

   the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course

   tack, tacking

   (nautical) the act of changing tack

   deflection, deflexion, deviation, digression, divagation, diversion

   a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)

   right

   a turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east

   left

   a turn toward the side of the body that is on the north when the person is facing east

   kick turn

   a standing turn made in skiing; one ski is raised to the vertical and pivoted backward to become parallel with the other ski but headed in the opposite direction and then the other ski is aligned with the first

   stem, stem turn

   a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it

   telemark

   a turn made in skiing; the outside ski is placed ahead and turned gradually inwards

   swerve, swerving, veering

   the act of turning aside suddenly

   three-point turn

   the act of turning a vehicle around in a limited space by moving in a series of back and forward arcs

   version

   manual turning of a fetus in the uterus (usually to aid delivery)

   type of:

   change of direction, reorientation

   the act of changing the direction in which something is oriented