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BEELINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does beeline mean?
• BEELINE (noun)
The noun BEELINE has 1 sense:
1. the most direct route
Familiarity information: BEELINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The most direct route
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Context example:
he made a beeline for the bathroom
Hypernyms ("beeline" is a kind of...):
itinerary; path; route (an established line of travel or access)
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