beeline
noun/ˈbiːlaɪn/
/ˈbiːlaɪn/
Word Originearly 19th cent.: with reference to the straight line supposedly taken instinctively by a bee when returning to the hive.
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See beeline in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarymake a beeline for something/somebody
- (informal) to go straight towards something/somebody as quickly as you can
- As soon as she arrived at the party, she made a beeline for the food.
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