oblique course
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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
The oblique course of the projectile, from its very obliquity, gave Michel Ardan some hopes of striking the lunar disc at some point or other.
From From the Earth to the Moon; and, Round the Moon by Verne, Jules
Howe ordered his ships to sail on an oblique course down upon the French line, the two fleets having during the night lain in parallel lines stretching east and west.
From The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders by Scott, Ernest
Just at this moment, Lieutenant Procope observed that the comet deviated sensibly in an oblique course.
From Off on a Comet! a Journey through Planetary Space by Verne, Jules
When they alight, they seldom make a curve or gyration, but descend in a straight and oblique course.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 17, March, 1859 by Various
