ˈgīd ə n(t)s noun
( -s )
Usage: often attributive
1.
a. : an act of guiding : the superintendence or assistance rendered by a guide : direction , leading
the blind boy depended on the guidance of his dog
a manual for the guidance of home handymen
b. : advice in choosing courses, preparing for a vocation or further education, or coping with personal problems given to students by a teacher or a professional counselor
a guidance specialist
2. : a program or service functioning to promote the adjustment of special groups (as disturbed or delinquent children or prisoners) chiefly through psychological counseling and appraisal
3. : the process of controlling the course of a projectile (as a missile or bomb) by a built-in mechanism
guidance system
— compare guided missile