as crow flies

Main Entry:
as the crow flies
Part of Speech: adverb
Definition: shortest most direct route
Synonyms: beeline, direct route, in the direction of, most direct route, shortest route, straight, straight as an arrow, straight line
Main Entry: straight
Part of Speech: adverb
Definition: immediately, directly
Synonyms: as the crow flies, at once, away, dead*, direct, due, exactly, first off, forthwith, in direct line, instanter, instantly, lineally, now, point-blank, right, right away, straightaway, straightforwardly, straightly, undeviatingly
Antonyms: later
Main Entry: smack-dab
Part of Speech: adverb
Definition: directly
Synonyms: as a crow flies, bang*, beeline, dead*, direct, due, exactly, fair, flush, just, plump, precisely, right, slam bang, slap, smack dab, smack*, square, squarely, straight, straightly, undeviatingly, unswervingly, without deviation
Related Words
Main Entry: straight
Part of Speech: adjective, adverb
Related
Adjectives:
direct, even, in a line, inflexible, rectilinear, right, straight, straight as an arrow, true, unbent, undeviating, undistorted, unswerving, unturned
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