course

Entry Definition
course, route, direction of travel, way; trend
(falling or flying object) it goes off course; (pitched baseball) s/he is a ball (as opposed to a strike)
(river) it runs thus, its course is ...
(river) it runs thus, its course is ...
s/he goes on falling (involuntarily); (moving or flying object) s/he, it continues on original course (on own momentum)
s/he, it goes off course; s/he, it goes off the road (unintentionally)