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as the crow flies
crow 1 C0769500 (krō)n.1. Any of several large glossy black birds of the genus Corvus, having a characteristic raucous call, especially C. brachyrhynchos of North America.2. A crowbar.Idiom: as the crow flies In a straight line.
[Middle English croue, from Old English crāwe; see gerə- in Indo-European roots. Sense 2, from the resemblance of its forked end to a crow's foot or beak.]
crow 2 C0769500 (krō)intr.v. crowed, crow·ing, crows 1. To utter the shrill cry characteristic of a rooster.2. To exult over an accomplishment or piece of good fortune; boast. See Synonyms at boast1.3. To make a sound expressive of pleasure or well-being, characteristic of an infant.n.1. The shrill cry of a rooster.2. An inarticulate sound expressive of pleasure or delight.
[Middle English crouen, from Old English crāwan; see gerə- in Indo-European roots.]
Crow 1 C0769500 (krō)n. pl. Crow or Crows 1. A member of a Native American people formerly inhabiting an area of the northern Great Plains between the Platte and Yellowstone Rivers, now located in southeast Montana. The Crow became nomadic buffalo hunters after migrating west from the Missouri River in North Dakota in the 18th century.2. The Siouan language of the Crow.
[Translation of terms for the Crow people in many Native American languages, such as Lakota, Yanktonai, and Santee khąγí wičhasa, crow man : khąγí , crow + wičhasa, man.]
Crow 2 C0769500 (krō)n. See Corvus.as the crow fliesBy a direct, straight route; from the idea that a crow always flies in a straight line.Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. as the crow flies - by the shortest and most direct route; "it's 10 miles as the crow flies" |
as the crow flies
as the crow fliesThe measurement of distance in a straight line. (From the notion that crows always fly in a straight line.) From here to the office, it's about 20 miles as the crow flies, but it's more like 30 miles by car since you have to wind around the mountain.See also: crow, fliesas the crow fliesIn a straight line, by the shortest route, as in It's only a mile as the crow flies, but about three miles by this mountain road. This idiom is based on the fact that crows, very intelligent birds, fly straight to the nearest food supply. [Late 1700s] See also: crow, fliesas the crow flies If one place is a particular distance from another as the crow flies, the two places are that distance apart if you measure them in a straight line. I live at Mesa, Washington, about 10 miles as the crow flies from Hanford. This mountainous area has always been remote, although it is not far from Tehran as the crow flies. Note: People used to think that crows always travelled to their destination by the most direct route possible. `Make a beeline' is based on a similar idea. See also: crow, fliesas the crow flies used to refer to a shorter distance in a straight line across country rather than the distance as measured along a more circuitous road.See also: crow, fliesas the ˈcrow flies (informal) (of a distance) measured in a straight line: From here to the village it’s five miles as the crow flies, but it’s a lot further by road.See also: crow, flies as the crow flies In a straight line.See also: crow, fliesas the crow fliesBy the most direct or shortest route. Since crows normally fly straight to their food supply, this simile came into use as the shortest distance between two points. It originated in the late eighteenth century or even earlier.See also: crow, fliesEncyclopediaSeecrowMedicalSeeCrowAcronymsSeeATCF |