beeline

Meanings

Noun

• A very direct or quick path or trip.
• 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

• To travel in a straight line, ignoring established paths of travel.

Origin

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