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

On these “dreadful” days, Lee dipped into a convenience store, making a beeline for the freezer, its door soaked with condensation.

From Eater

We made a beeline to the large, American Gladiators–style jousting foam pit, complete with two towers for competitors to battle on using gigantic Q-tip-shaped clubs.

From Ozy

Studies on some of these deadly cases show that the virus makes a beeline for lung tissue, causing the cells to grow, inflame, and even clot.

From Popular-Science

Every time I pass through, I make a beeline for Mountain Sage, a coffee shop that doubles as an art gallery and plant nursery.

From Outside Online

I told him to come over that night and made a beeline for the freezer.

From Eater

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.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg