air-line
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of air-line
An Americanism dating back to 1805–15
Example Sentences
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They dread his competition in securing Government contracts, but would be delighted to see him use his unique experience in air transportation in an experimental air-line venture here.
From Time Magazine Archive
He could not do better than follow a regular air-line flight into the field.
From The Golden Skull by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin
We soon left the village, and struck a broad avenue, lined on either side by fine old trees, and extending in an air-line for several miles.
From Among the Pines or, South in Secession Time by James R. Gilmore
The air-line distance to Smith Sound and that to Lancaster Sound were about the same, with the tremendous advantage of a straight course—a direct drift—and fairly smooth ice to the southward.
From My Attainment of the Pole by Frederick A. Cook
Prof. and some of the others climbed to greater heights for topographical purposes, easily reaching an altitude of about 4000 feet above the river in an air-line distance of about five miles.
From A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872 by Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh
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