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true course

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noun

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  1. a course whose bearing is given relative to the geographical meridian.


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“The true course of American politics and history,” Greenberg writes, “is apparent in how events happen as much as in what happened.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2021

It had a chance to end to match on Tuesday but the scheduled second race of the day was abandoned because of a shifting breeze which made it impossible to set a true course.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2021

The start of the second of the day’s two races was delayed as the breeze again flitted about, defying the match committee’s efforts to set a true course.

From Washington Times • Mar. 16, 2021

It is never too late Mr. Spicer, to learn new things, vow to never lie again and pursue a true course of public service.

From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2017

The earth must have sunk a little here, because the river broadened and slowed, and it was hard for the skipper to trace his true course through the wide and turbid streams.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman