beeline
English
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
beeline
- /ˈbiːlaɪn/
Rhymes with -iːlaɪn
Where it comes from
From bee + line, due to the belief that a bee returns to its hive in a straight course, originally an Americanism.
noun beelines · bee-line
- A very direct or quick path or trip. to make / strike a beeline for / to something
- A dynamite fuse made with a small quantity of dynamite powder along its length, so that the spark travels quickly and at a specific known rate.
verb beelines · beelining · beelined · bee-line
- To travel in a straight line, ignoring established paths of travel. A uniformed policeman came off the elevator and beelined for the nurse's station. I beelined into the stairwell. I wasn't in the mood for chatting with the police.
Translations
Every language
noun straight course, ignoring established paths of travel
| Español | derechera, derecera |
|---|---|
| Français | à vol d'oiseau |
| Deutsch | Luftlinie |
| Русский | прямиком prjamikom, напряму́ю naprjamúju, по прямо́й po prjamój |
Talk about this word "beeline." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/beeline. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. beeline. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/beeline "beeline." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/beeline.Cite this
@misc{beeline_2026,
title = {beeline},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/beeline},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
