great circle

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
great circle

▶noun a circle on the surface of a sphere which lies in a plane passing through the sphere's centre, especially as representing the shortest path between two given points on the sphere.

'great circle' also found in these Oxford entries:

ecliptic - galactic equator - horizon - prime vertical - sea mile

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