Meaning & use
beeline
A fast, direct route straight to a destination, as if flying like a bee.
See it in a sentence
The kids made a beeline for the ice cream truck the moment it stopped.
She made a beeline for the exit before anyone could ask her to stay.
A note on using this word
Beeline is almost always used in the phrase 'make a beeline for', rarely appearing on its own.
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