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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a circular line on the surface of a sphere formed by intersecting it with a plane passing through the center;


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

great circle
    n 1: a circular line on the surface of a sphere formed by
         intersecting it with a plane passing through the center