Meanings
nouncollision course (plural collision courses)
plural collision courses
- A course or path between two or more objects which, if continued at the current rate, will result in a collision.
The two boats were on a collision course, so they both veered starboard.
1 more example
Now that everyone’s on the same continent, more or less, and everyone’s on collision courses, an episode can more naturally flow back and forth.
2017 July 23, Brandon Nowalk, “The great game begins with a bang on Game Of Thrones (newbies)”, in The Onion AV Club
Translations
Dutch ramkoers
- ramkoerspath leading to a collision
Finnish törmäyskurssi
- törmäyskurssipath leading to a collision
German Kollisionskurs
- Kollisionskurspath leading to a collision
Greek τροχιά σύγκρουσης
- τροχιά σύγκρουσης (trochiá sýgkrousis)path leading to a collision
Indonesian jalur tabrakan
- jalur tabrakanpath leading to a collision
Norwegian Bokmål kollisjonskurs
- kollisjonskurspath leading to a collision
Portuguese rota de colisão
- rota de colisãopath leading to a collision
Romanian curs colizional
- curs colizionalpath leading to a collision
Swedish kollisionskurs
- kollisionskurspath leading to a collision
Cite this entry
APA
collision course. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collision%20course
MLA
“collision course.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collision%20course. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “collision course,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collision%20course.
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