as the crow flies

jelentés / meaning:
légvonalban 
(amikor távolságról beszélünk)
angol verzióban:" ahogy a varjú repül" , "varjúröptében"
the shortest route between two points/ a straight line between the two places


 példák / examples:
  • As the crow flies it's about 80 kilometres.
  • It's about 5 kilometres as the crow flies.
  • Our farm is only five miles from town as the crow flies, but the winding roads mean we have to drive nearly eight miles to get there.