shortest route
Example Sentences
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Greenland is on the shortest route for missiles between Russia and the United States.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
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, which is an autonomous Danish territory, is home to a large US space facility and lies on the shortest route from the US to Europe, meaning it is strategically important for America.
From BBC • Dec. 23, 2024
To measure longer distances, you can draw a thread around a globe, such that the shortest route is a curve—after all, Earth is not flat.
From Scientific American • Aug. 17, 2023
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
