beeline

Etymology
From, due to the belief that a bee returns to its hive in a straight course, originally an Americanism.

Noun

 * 1) A very direct or quick path or trip.
 * 2)  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.
 * 1)  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.
 * 1)  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.
 * 1)  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.
 * 1)  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.

Translations

 * Bashkir: тура һауа юлы
 * Czech: vzdušná čára, přímá dráha, přímá cesta
 * Dutch: rechte lijn
 * Finnish: lyhin reitti
 * French:
 * German:
 * Polish: najprostsza droga
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: a vuelo de pájaro

Verb

 * 1)  To travel in a straight line, ignoring established paths of travel.