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as the crow flies love

as the crow flies

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  • adverb idiomatic In a straight line distance between two locations, as opposed to the road distance or over land distance.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adverb by the shortest and most direct route

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synonyms (19)

Words with the same meaning

  1. dead
  2. dead ahead
  3. direct
  4. directly
  5. due
  6. due north
  7. forthright
  8. in a beeline
  9. in line with
  10. right
  11. straight
  12. straight across
  13. straight ahead
  14. straightforward
  15. straightforwards
  16. straightly
  17. undeviatingly
  18. unswervingly
  19. unveeringly

cross-references (1)

Cross-references

  1. beeline

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  • reesetee commented on the word as the crow flies

    When sailors were lost or unsure of their position in coastal waters, they would release a caged crow. The crow would fly straight toward the nearest land; by watching it, the ship's crew could get a navigational fix. The tallest lookout platform on a ship came to be known as the crow's nest.

    December 10, 2007