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 holds his reins with a firm hand, and big incidents never swerve from an air-line track.
From Continental Monthly , Vol. 5, No. 6, June, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various
I knew the country, and soon left the river road, taking an air-line course for Las Palomas, which I reached within two hours after nightfall.
From A Texas Matchmaker by Andy Adams
In daylight or in darkness, with or without a trail, she could have followed almost an air-line to the ranch.
From The Sheriff's Son by William MacLeod Raine
Had she ever frowned or scolded as Sally Kittridge did when he attempted to pass the air-line that divides man from womanhood?
From The Pearl of Orr's Island A Story of the Coast of Maine by Harriet Beecher Stowe
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