great-circle track

[ greyt-sur-kuhl trak ]

noun

the route of a ship following the arc of a great circle, appearing as a curved line on a Mercator chart and as a straight line on a gnomonic chart.

Origin of great-circle track

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First recorded in 1955–60

Words Nearby great-circle track

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How to use great-circle track in a sentence

There is an easy way to construct a great circle track yourself.
Lectures in Navigation | Ernest Gallaudet Draper
Take, for instance, the same two points between which you just drew a line on the great circle track.
Lectures in Navigation | Ernest Gallaudet Draper

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