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great circle
noun(great circle)
a circle formed on the surface of a sphere by the intersection of a plane that passes through the center of the sphere; specifically : such a circle on the surface of the earth an arc of which connecting two terrestrial points constitutes the shortest distance on the earth's surface between them

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