beeline

[bee-lahyn]

noun

1. a direct route traveled quickly (usually in the phrasemake 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

He brightened at once, slipped the round loaf into his pocket, and made a beeline for the kitchen.

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Out of habit she made a beeline to the favorite shelves from her girlhood, the ones where the pony stories were kept.

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At approximately the forty-second mark, Lady Constance Ashton appeared on the drive, making a beeline toward the POE.

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Michael made a beeline for the fiction section, but Ridge slowed down.

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But she made a beeline back to the coast, settling in the craggy bluffs outside desirable Topanga.

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