Great circle route

Noun

Definitions

1.NounA route, taken by intercontinental aircraft for instance, which is the shortest distance between two destinations on the surface of the Earth; an arc of a great circle.

Synonyms

great circle arc great circle great-circle arc hour circle geodesic orthodrome equator ecliptic midcircle celestial equator circuity circular arc

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