sexual intercourse
noun /ˌsekʃuəl ˈɪntəkɔːs/
/ˌsekʃuəl ˈɪntərkɔːrs/
(also intercourse)
[uncountable] (formal)- the physical activity of sex, usually describing the act of a man putting his penis inside a woman’s vagina synonym coitusExtra Examples
- She denied having had sexual intercourse with him.
- Rape is committed where sexual intercourse takes place without consent.
- the crime of obtaining sexual intercourse by threat