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change course en · VERB
Meanings
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Synonym of change tack.
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(of a river) To alter its course as a result of silting up, flooding, or even an earthquake.
The Tees changed course in 1771 during a raging flood, leaving part of Gainford in Yorkshire - although today the village is fairly and squarely in south Durham.
1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 195:
Forms
Relateds
change of course
Synonyms
change tack