as the gull flies
Appearance
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the fact that whilst gulls fly to their source of food, their flight bypasses obstacles like rivers and terrain. Compare beeline.
Adverb
[edit]as the gull flies (not comparable)
- (UK, Ireland, idiomatic) In a straight line distance between two locations, as opposed to the road distance or over land distance.
- Synonym: as the crow flies
- It is 240 miles as the gull flies.
Translations
[edit]in a straight line — see as the crow flies