course [kȯrs] CIVIL ENGINEERING A row of stone, block, or brick of uniform height. NAVIGATION The intended direction of travel expressed as an angle in the horizontal plane between a reference line (true magnetic north) and the course line (the line connecting the point of origin and the point of destination), usually measured clockwise from the reference line. Also known as desired track. TEXTILES A row of stitches across a knitted fabric; corresponds to the filling in woven fabric. |