oblique course
Example Sentences
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Children born lacking this oblique course of the ureter through the bladder wall are susceptible to “vesicoureteral reflux,” which dramatically increases their risk of serious UTI.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
He descended in an oblique course, using the resistance of the air as a support.
From Wonderful Balloon Ascents by Marion, F. (Fulgence)
After a two-days' halt at Temassinin we had just left the road followed by Flatters, and taken an oblique course to the south.
From Atlantida by Benôit, Pierre
A similar division of troops, under the orders of Jovius and Jovinus, prepared to follow the oblique course of the highways, through the Alps, and the northern confines of Italy.
From History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 2 by Milman, Henry Hart
At the time of my abode in the Spanish colonies, I witnessed the arrival of several merchant-ships, which from the fear of privateers had chosen the oblique course, and had had a very short passage.
From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 by Ross, Thomasina
