Please help me clear below sentences?
“When a missile is launched it doesn’t go in a perfect straight line to its target. Along the way it bumps into problems that cause it to go off course. But an accurate missile takes these experiences as feedback, as learning experiences. And it corrects its course along the way until it finally hits its target.”
What do “course” and “an accurate missile” mean ?

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Please help me clear below sentences?
“When a missile is launched it doesn’t go in a perfect straight line to its target. Along the way it bumps into problems that cause it to go off course. But an accurate missile takes these experiences as feedback, as learning experiences. And it corrects its course along the way until it finally hits its target.”
What do “course”  and “an accurate missile” mean ?

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Well received all your answers with many thanks

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course=route or where the missile is supposed to go.  An accurate missile means one that does what it is supposed to do and hits the target.

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The course something (in this case a missile) takes is the path it moves along as it travels to its target. An accurate missile is one that will hit its target. (Sorry, Julie, your answer wasn't showing when I wrote mine. I have nothing to add to yours!)

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Hello, Than. In this text, "course" means the path the missile is taking. "An accurate missile" means one that hits its intended target.

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Course means, in this case, the direction taken by the missile. Other words with the same meaning are path, line, trail, direction and trajectory. 
Accurate missile? not sure what you are asking in terms of meaning. In the above sentence, it is saying the missile has taken information from previous launches and made adjustments to hit the target. 
Hope the above helps.

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