Course and Speed

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Course

Course verb - To proceed or move quickly.

Usage example: racehorses coursing down the track

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Speed is a synonym for course in run topic. In some cases you can use "Speed" instead the word "Course" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like hasten, flow.

Nearby Words: coursed, coursing, courser, courseware

Speed

Speed verb - To proceed or move quickly.

Usage example: a bullet train speeding across the lush countryside

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Course is a synonym for speed in process topic. Sometimes you can use "Course" instead the word "Speed" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as hasten.

Nearby Words: speedy, speeding, speeded, speeder, speedway

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good	good course	good speed
physical	physical course	physical speed
best	best course	best speed
better	better course	better speed
Other adjectives: normal, usual, natural, right, regular, certain, current, original, reasonable, small, actual, extreme, quick, possible, different.

Both words in one sentence

This is especially egregious with bombers, as a wing of AI bombers will continue on a constant course and speed even as their wingmen explode around them.

Source: Suicidal Overconfidence
Not the Intended Use: When selected, torpedo launchers have a white streak marking the angle at which a torpedo salvo will hit a targeted ship, provided said ship doesn't change course or speed.

Source: Video Game / World Of Warships
But seriously, folks, the Viper coordinator probably meant the raiders would arrive in 90 seconds on their present course and speed.

Source: Microts

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