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[ bee-lahyn ] / ˈbiˌlaɪn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR beeline ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna direct route traveled quickly (usually in the phrase make a beeline for): The minute he came home he made a beeline for the refrigerator. Origin of beelineAn Americanism dating back to 1820–30; bee1 + line1 Words nearby beelinebee in one's bonnet, beek, beekeeper, beekeeping, bee killer, beeline, Beelzebub, bee martin, bee moth, been, been around Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for beelineOnce freed, Abdullah and a slew of recently released Taliban inmates have made a beeline back to the battlefield. Freed Taliban Prisoners in Pakistan and Afghanistan Return to Jihad|Ron Moreau & Sami Yousafzai|December 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST He walked in, made a beeline for me, and said he had moved to the city for a job. Busting a Cyberstalker: How Carla Franklin Fought Back—and Triumphed|Abigail Pesta|October 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST He made a beeline for Abramovich, who took cover inside a Hermès store and had his bodyguards block the door. Oligarch v. Oligarch: London's Courts Attract Litigious Tycoons|Mike Giglio|July 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST The man sees Chappelle looking at him and crosses the street, making a beeline for him. Dave Chappelle's Secret Shows|Touré|July 10, 2011|DAILY BEAST
One guy raised a flag above his head, both arms in the air, and made a beeline. Inside the Bahrain Revolt|Karen Leigh|February 19, 2011|DAILY BEAST I made a beeline for the cook house while they did that and filled up for three. The Killer|Stewart Edward White The bear reared up, gave a terrific growl and again shambled forward, this time making a beeline for the wagon. The Wonder Island Boys: Exploring the Island|Roger Thompson Finlay Its almost a beeline, Andy, and the Racing Star is built for speed. Airship Andy|Frank V. Webster I rushed through the camp, shooting to the left and right, but keeping a beeline after Powder Face and his rider. An Autobiography of Buffalo Bill (Colonel W. F. Cody)|Buffalo Bill (William Frederick Cody) Crag calculated that a beeline to Bandit would just about skirt the southeast end of the spur. First on the Moon|Jeff Sutton
British Dictionary definitions for beeline
nounthe 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 Idioms and Phrases with beelineThe American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to beelinestraightaway, shortcut, straight line |