beeline

The definition of a beeline is a straight or direct line to get from one place to another.

(noun)

Walking to an exit without stopping or swerving is an example of making a beeline.

See beeline in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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noun

a straight line or direct route from one place to another: now chiefly in the phrase , to go straight toward

Origin: from the belief that a bee usually flies straight back to its hive after getting nectar

See beeline in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A direct, straight course.

intransitive verb bee·lined, bee·lin·ing, bee·lines

To move swiftly in a direct, straight course.

Origin:

Origin: From the belief that a bee returns to its hive in a straight course

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