great circle

Remember, we are the final defense in a great circle of action.

Yes, he thought, looking up at the great circle of the sun.

The great circle distance is 1100 miles, probably 1500 across country.

As I have said, everything is a great circle, and all that was shall be again.

There were great circles under her perfectly beautiful green eyes.

I looked up again, and saw that the moon had moved right into the great circle of the rose window.

He looked up at the great circle of the steering wheel.

There is another related great circle in the 24-cell, the dual of the one above.

After a while, order became apparent in the great circling cloud.

He repeated the process four more times, linking me great circles together.

Instead it continued to move slowly in a great circle around the inside of the crater.

But things began to turn in a great circle.

He ran a great circle almost passing through the covert where they'd started him.

But one could still follow the sound of it sweeping round in a great circle.

Yet both seem to be referring to the same great circle in different coordinate systems.

However, the route does approach that of a great circle on the globe.

It is common practice that everyone joins hands with the person next to them to form a great circle around the dance floor.

A great circle had been formed, and there were ten of them at least, these creatures.

Then it went round in great circles ready to land on the smooth water outside the second island.

Others followed it and a great circle formed about the priests.

It can be made by picking two places on a great circle and connecting them.

To your right was a great circle of upright, flat stones.

In a direct line from you across the river is another great circle of lights, slowly turning.

At the last possible moment he veered to one side and began to describe a great circle around the three.

By this time everyone was standing behind one of the chairs that had been drawn into a great circle.