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View synonyms for beeline

beeline

[ bee-lahyn ]

noun

  1. 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.



beeline

/ ˈbiːˌlaɪn /

noun

  1. the most direct route between two places (esp in the phrase make a beeline for )
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of beeline1

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

see make a beeline for .
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Example Sentences

They spoke to all Americans in an accessible way that then, once they gained entry into your mind made a beeline for your heart and took it soaring.

From Salon

Teriyaki Madness on Truman Street had been burglarized Tuesday and Thursday; security cameras filmed the thief going through a shattered window and making a beeline for the cash register, according to KTLA-TV.

One of the men makes a beeline for the flag, whipping out a knife as he steps onto the yard.

In the waning moments of his worst game as USC’s quarterback, as Notre Dame fans flooded the field in South Bend, Williams kept his head down and made a beeline for the tunnel.

He was stunned this one made a beeline for him as soon as he surfaced.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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