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Collision Course

Definition: Collision Course

Collision Course

Noun

1. A course of a moving object that will lead to a collision if it continues unchanged.

2. A course of action (following a given philosophy) that will lead to conflict if it continues unabated.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Modern Usage: Collision Course

DomainUsage

Movie/TV Titles

Collision Course (1989)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Collision Course

DomainTitle

Books

  

Theater & Movies

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Collision Course

SubjectTopicQuote

Political Economy

NIGERIA

The new wage review has, however, set many state governments and their employees on a collision course. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Expressions: Collision Course

Expressions using "collision course": be on collision course lead collision course. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Collision Course

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

crocodile hunter collision course the

9

collision course

5

the crocodile hunter collision course movie

3
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Collision Course

Language Translations for "collision course"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Greek 

  

πορεία σύγκρουσης. (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

rávezetési irány (lead collision course). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ollisioncay oursecay

   

Turkish

  

çatışma noktasına gelmek (be on collision course). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Collision Course

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "c-c-e-i-i-l-l-n-o-o-o-r-s-s-u"

-4 letters: councillors, counsellors.

-5 letters: censorious, cocounsels, collisions, collusions, concourses, councillor, councilors, counsellor, counselors, cousinries, inclosures, occlusions, reclusions.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Usage: Modern
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Quotations: Non-fiction
5. Expressions
6. Expressions: Internet
7. Translations: Modern
8. Anagrams
9. Bibliography


  

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