Definition of "beeline" [bee• line]

• A direct, straight course. (noun)
• To move swiftly in a direct, straight course. (verb-intransitive)

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• "Now, towards the west, along I-4, I-95, and on the beeline, which is the road that connects the two, you have some showers you have some storms."
• "A beeline is the shortest route between two points, not unlike as the crow flies."
• "Helen says she made a "beeline" for the visiting officer, one of the men who had brought news of Michael's death, and "dragged him into a corner", demanding to know whether he was aware her son had been shot by a British army sniper."