shortest route
Example Sentences
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The shortest route for Russian surface-launched ballistic missiles to North America is over the Arctic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
Greenland is on the shortest route between continental US and Russia, which makes it key for missile defence.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2026
Greenland's location also puts it on the shortest route for missiles between Russia and the United States.
From Barron's ● Dec. 22, 2025
As a result they don’t always fly by the shortest route, but "airspace modernisation", as it is known, will allow for straighter paths to destinations.
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2024
Several large spiders were scuttling over the ground on the other side of the glass, moving in an unnaturally straight line as though taking the shortest route to a prearranged meeting.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
