as the crow flies

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv

In a straight line distance between two locations, as opposed to the road distance or over land distance.

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as the crow flies

From the fact that while crows fly to their source of food, their flight bypasses obstacles like rivers and terrain. Compare beeline.

as the gull flies as the raven flies

beeline displacement

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