English Explanatory Dictionary

great circle route

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A 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.

Word forms

great circle route great circle routes

Related words

great circle
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