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great-circle distance
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great-circle distance [′grāt ¦sər·kəl ′dis·təns]
(geodesy)
The length of the shorter arc of the great circle joining two points.
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To assess distance traveled, the great circle distance between cities where sequential games were played was calculated.
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The flight, captained by Action Aviation's Chairman Hamish Harding and co-pilot Emivest Aerospace's Bryan Dennison, covered a great circle distance of 3470 statute miles route (5600 km) giving an average speed of 488 mph (786 km/h).
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