"great circle route" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: great circle routes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=great circle route}} great circle route (plural great circle routes)
  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. Categories (topical): Aviation, Circle, Curves, Geography, Transport Related terms: great circle Translations (arc of a great circle): isoympyräreitti (Finnish)

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