Sentence examples for a great circle from inspiring English sources

A hawk soared in a great circle around them.

From its capital, follow a great circle that also passes through Lake Issyk-Kul.

From its capital, follow a great circle initially heading due north.

From its capital, head west along a great circle with initial heading 264.9°.

She drove two cars, had a good income and a great circle of friends.

You're joined by a friend, who starts walking away from you in a great circle (bottom picture).

A few have rolled up from the southernmost part of the world, taking a great-circle course all the way from Cape Horn to Lands End, a journey of some seven thousand miles.

The calculated travel time ((t_{text{cal}})) purely propagated along a great-circle path from a point to a point.

After side reflections have occurred, the remaining distance is envisioned to follow a great-circle path to the receiver (this is the geometry used by Rӧttger (1973) to interpret his TEP results).

The prominent quasi-horizontal trace, that appears close to 180° azimuth (receive direction) is a great-circle (GC) path, which can be supported by a horizontally stratified F layer.

The shortest path will always be a great-circle course".