As soon as Jim got home, he made a beeline for the rest room.
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Beeline
//ˈbiːlaɪn//
Synonyms for "beeline" (40 found)
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Related words (20)
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14 translations across 9 languages.
Bashkir
1 entries- тура һауа юлы noun (straight course, ignoring established paths of travel)
Czech
3 entries- přímá cesta noun (straight course, ignoring established paths of travel)
- přímá dráha noun (straight course, ignoring established paths of travel)
- vzdušná čára noun (straight course, ignoring established paths of travel)
Dutch
1 entries- rechte lijn noun (straight course, ignoring established paths of travel)
Finnish
1 entries- lyhin reitti noun (straight course, ignoring established paths of travel)
French
1 entries- à vol d'oiseau noun (straight course, ignoring established paths of travel)
German
1 entries- Luftlinie noun (straight course, ignoring established paths of travel)
Polish
1 entries- najprostsza droga noun (straight course, ignoring established paths of travel)
Russian
3 entries- напряму́ю noun (straight course, ignoring established paths of travel)
- по прямо́й noun (straight course, ignoring established paths of travel)
- прямиком noun (straight course, ignoring established paths of travel)
Spanish
2 entries- derecera noun (straight course, ignoring established paths of travel)
- derechera noun (straight course, ignoring established paths of travel)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
The kids made a beeline for the TV.
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As soon as work is over, he makes a beeline for the pub.
Source: tatoeba (297018)
Tom made a beeline for home.
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