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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
(ˈbiːˌlaɪn)
—
n
the most direct route between two places (esp in the phrase
make a beeline for
)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
beeline
1838, Amer.Eng., from
bee
+
line
, in ref. to the supposed homing instinct of bees in the field.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage
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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