as the crow flies
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as the crow flies
Where it comes from
From the fact that while crows fly to their source of food, their flight bypasses obstacles like rivers and terrain. Compare beeline.
adverb
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In a straight line distance between two locations, as opposed to the road distance or over land distance.
It is 15 kilometers as the crow flies.
Similar: as the gull flies, as the raven flies
Translations
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adv in a straight line
| Español | a vuelo de pájaro, a campo través, a campo traviesa, a campo travieso, campo a través, campo a traviesa |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 筆直地 /笔直地 bǐzhí de |
| Português | em linha reta |
| Français | à vol d'oiseau |
| Deutsch | Luftlinie |
| Italiano | in linea d'aria |
| Ελληνικά | σε ευθεία γραμμή se eftheía grammí |
| Русский | прямиком prjamikom, напряму́ю naprjamúju, по прямо́й po prjamój |
| Tiếng Việt | theo đường chim bay |
| עברית | בקו אווירי be'kav aviri |
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