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beeline
(redirected from beelining)

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bee·line  (bln)
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.]
beeline [ˈbiːˌlaɪn]
n
the most direct route between two places (esp in the phrase make a beeline for)
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.beeline - the most direct route; "he made a beeline for the bathroom"
itinerary, route, path - an established line of travel or access
Translations
beeline [ˈbiːlaɪn] N to make a beeline for sth/sb → ir directo or derecho a algo/algn
beeline [ˈbiːlaɪn] n
to make a beeline for sth → se diriger tout droit vers qch
beeline [ˈbiːˌlaɪn] n to make a beeline for sb/sth (fam) → andare diretto/a verso qn/qc
beeline [ˈbiːˌlaɪn] n to make a beeline for sb/sth (fam) → andare diretto/a verso qn/qc


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When I was a kid, it was the dreaded killer bees, which had broken out of a South American lab and were beelining straight for my neighborhood.
WEST NILE - KILLER BEES ALL OVER AGAIN by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
The next morning, he devoured pancakes and strawberry sauce through eastern Colorado, and by the dash back to our sleeper to pull together our backpacks to ``de-train'' in Denver, he'd mastered the fine art of beelining through each coach car, deftly pushing the button that automatically slid open the doors between cars and, without the stumblings of his mother, wending his way to the car he called his own.
LITTLE MR. TRAIN TAKES A CROSS-COUNTRY RAIL TRIP by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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