beeline

American  

[bee-lahyn] / ˈbiˌlaɪn /

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.

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beeline British  

/ ˈbiːˌlaɪn /

noun

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

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beeline Idioms  

1. see make a beeline for.

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Etymology

Origin of beeline

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

Example Sentences

There was dead silence until—boom!—a huge thunderbolt clattered overhead and the whole kit and caboodle made a beeline out of there.

From Literature

Then she makes a beeline for a gaggle of giggling children and expectant women, most in flowing black cloaks.

From BBC

And now among the western leaders making a beeline for Beijing is Sir Keir Starmer, the first British prime minister to visit China in eight years.

From BBC

He made a beeline to the inner lab where Dr. Achebe and Dr. Carroll had done all his tests.

From Literature

He soon finds one, and makes a beeline towards it.

From BBC