as the gull flies

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as the gull flies

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From the fact that whilst gulls fly to their source of food, their flight bypasses obstacles like rivers and terrain. Compare beeline.

adverb

Ireland, UK, idiomatic, not comparable In a straight line distance between two locations, as opposed to the road distance or over land distance. It is 240 miles as the gull flies.
Similar: as the crow flies

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"as the gull flies." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/as%20the%20gull%20flies. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"as the gull flies." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/as%20the%20gull%20flies.

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@misc{as_the_gull_flies_2026,
  title = {as the gull flies},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/as%20the%20gull%20flies},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}