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beeline
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bee⋅line
/
ˈbiˌlaɪn
/
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[
bee
-lahyn
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–noun
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.
Origin:
1820–30,
Americanism
;
bee
1
+
line
1
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beeline
bee·line
(bē'līn')
n. A direct, straight course.
intr.v.
bee·lined
,
bee·lin·ing
,
bee·lines
To move swiftly in a direct, straight course.
[
From the belief that a bee returns to its hive in a straight course
.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Idioms & Phrases
beeline
see
make a beeline for
.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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