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as the crow flies

as the crow fly
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [az stressed th ee kroh flahy]
    • /æz stressed ði kroʊ flaɪ/
    • /əz ðə krəʊ flaɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [az stressed th ee kroh flahy]
    • /æz stressed ði kroʊ flaɪ/

Definitions of as the crow flies words

  • phrase as the crow flies If you say that a place is a particular distance away as the crow flies, you mean that it is that distance away measured in a straight line. 3
  • noun as the crow flies as directly as possible 3
  • noun as the crow flies in a straight, direct line 3
  • noun as the crow flies any of several large oscine birds of the genus Corvus, of the family Corvidae, having a long, stout bill, lustrous black plumage, and a wedge-shaped tail, as the common C. brachyrhynchos, of North America. 1
  • noun as the crow flies any of several other birds of the family Corvidae. 1
  • noun as the crow flies any of various similar birds of other families. 1
See all 13 definitions of as the crow flies

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Origin of as the crow flies

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English crowe, Old English crāwe, crāwa; cognate with Old High German krāwa; akin to Dutch kraai, German Krähe

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Parts of speech for As the crow flies

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Full grammatical hierarchy of As the crow flies

as the crow flies popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for as the crow flies

adv as the crow flies

  • beeline — the most direct route between two places (esp in the phrase make a beeline for)
  • straight — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
  • straight as an arrow — direct, unwavering
All 3 Synonyms of as the crow flies

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