beeline

[ bee-lahyn ]

noun

1. a direct route traveled quickly (usually in the phrase make a beeline for ):

   The minute he came home he made a beeline for the refrigerator.

beeline

/ ˈbiːˌlaɪn /

noun

1. the most direct route between two places (esp in the phrase make a beeline for )

Word History and Origins

Origin of beeline¹

An Americanism dating back to 1820–30; bee ¹ + line ¹

Idioms and Phrases

see make a beeline for .

Example Sentences

Once freed, Abdullah and a slew of recently released Taliban inmates have made a beeline back to the battlefield.

From The Daily Beast

He walked in, made a beeline for me, and said he had moved to the city for a job.

From The Daily Beast

After making an initial beeline to run toward the storm, the reporter had second thoughts and hid behind a trash can.

From The Daily Beast

He made a beeline for Abramovich, who took cover inside a Hermès store and had his bodyguards block the door.

From The Daily Beast

The man sees Chappelle looking at him and crosses the street, making a beeline for him.

From The Daily Beast

In a wide circle they swung, climbing, climbing higher and higher, and then headed in a beeline straight toward the German tauben.

From Project Gutenberg

Its almost a beeline, Andy, and the Racing Star is built for speed.

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"That they're there, and coming toward us on a beeline," Dave replied with a nod toward the approaching flying boats.

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A horseman was seen to be clearing a piney wood at the extreme limit of the horizon, and gallop in a beeline towards them.

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Crag calculated that a beeline to Bandit would just about skirt the southeast end of the spur.

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