Definition of Beeline

1. Noun. The most direct route. "He made a beeline for the bathroom"

Generic synonyms: Itinerary, Path, Route

Definition of Beeline

1. Noun. A very direct or quick path or trip. ¹

2. Noun. (mining chiefly historical) A dynamite fuse made with a small quantity of dynamite powder along its length, so that the spark travels quickly and at a specific known rate. ¹

3. Verb. To travel in a straight course, ignoring established paths of travel. To take a shortcut. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Beeline

1. to go quickly in a direct course [v -LINED, -LINING, -LINES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Beeline

beehive
beehive shelf
beehive shelves
beehived
beehives
beehood
beehouse
beehouses
beeing
beekeeper
beekeepers
beekeeping
beekeepings
beeless
beelike
beeline (current term)
beelined
beelines
beelining
beely
beemaster
beemasters
beemer
beemers
been
been there, done that
been there, done that, bought the T-shirt
been there, done that, got the T-shirt
been to the rodeo
beenah

Literary usage of Beeline

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1853)
"For example, three horses shall be put to cabriolets, and till six to the beeline, but as it should not be possible, to put a horse en ..."

2. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1896)
"... I have seen on several occasions a Sparrow pursue, capture, and eat piecemeal a cicada, which is a swift insect that takes a beeline course. ..."

3. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow (2005)
"Blaine made a hobbling beeline for the sideboard and picked up the Jim Beam Apollo 8 commemorative decanter that Adam kept full of Bushmills 1608 and poured ..."

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