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direct route

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direct route [də¦rekt ′rüt]
(electricity)
In wire communications, the trunks that connect a pair of switching centers, regardless of the geographical direction the actual trunk facilities may follow.
(navigation)
The shortest navigational distance between two points on the earth's surface, for example, the great circle.


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He tried to draw out the sweet pleasure of that journey with those dear arms about his neck as long as possible, and so he went far south of the direct route to the beach.
At the door they separated, Mohegan taking the direct route to the village, while the youth moved toward the lake.
The cab diverged from the direct route, and stopped at a public house in Holborn, kept (under an assumed name) by Perry the trainer.
 
 
 
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