AS THE CROW FLIES

Meaning of AS THE CROW FLIES in English

the shortest distance between two places

The farm is about ten miles northeast of town, as the crow flies.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

AS THE CROW FLIES — phrasal in a straight line
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AS THE CROW FLIES — phrasal : in a straight line : by a direct course by rail today is 80 1/2 miles, whereas it …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AS THE CROW FLIES — in a direct line, straight across, in a bee-line
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
AS THE CROW FLIES — : in a straight line
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AS THE CROW FLIES — in a straight line
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
AS THE CROW FLIES — in a straight line across country. → crow
Concise Oxford English vocab
AS THE CROW FLIES — in a straight line : The villages are no more than a mile apart as the crow flies.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AS THE CROW FLIES — see crow
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AS THE CROW FLIES — see crow
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
AS THE CROW FLIES — Synonyms and related words : dead, dead ahead, direct, directly, due, due north, forthright, in a beeline, in line with, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
AS THE CROW FLIES — {adv. clause} By the most direct way; along a straight line between two places. * /It is seven miles to …
Slang English vocab
AS THE CROW FLIES — See ↑ STRAIGHT 2
Longman Activator English vocab
AS THE CROW FLIES — {adv. clause} By the most direct way; along a straight line between two places. * /It is seven miles to …
Словарь английских идиом
AS THE CROW FLIES — the shortest distance between two places The farm is about ten miles northeast of town, as the crow flies.
English Idioms vocab
AS THE CROW FLIES — adv. clause By the most direct way; along a straight line between two places. It is seven miles to the …
American Idioms English vocabulary
AS THE CROW FLIES — по прямой, по прямой линии
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
AS THE CROW FLIES — по прямой, по прямой линии
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
AS THE CROW FLIES — разг. по прямой If you know latitude and longitude of two places, and you can calculate the distance between them …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
AS THE CROW FLIES — разг. по прямой If you know latitude and longitude of two places, and you can calculate the distance between them (as …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
AS THE CROW FLIES — по прямой, напрямую. This city is seven miles by the road but it is only two as the crow/lies.-До города …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь сленга, жаргона, русских имен
AS THE CROW FLIES — по прямой, напрямую
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
AS THE CROW FLIES — по прямой, напрямую
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
AS THE CROW FLIES — по прямой, напрямую. This city is seven miles by the road but it is only two as the crow/lies.-До города …
English Russian slang dictionary
AS THE CROW FLIES — adv. по прямой, напрямую. - This city is seven miles by the road but it is only two as the …
Англо-Русский сленговый словарь
CROW — North American Plains Indian people of southern Montana, U.S. The Crow, whose language belongs to the Hidatsa . Historically, they …
Английский словарь Британика
CROW — I. ˈkrō noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English crowe, from Old English crāwe; akin to Old High German krāwa, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AS — I. əz, (ˈ)az adverb Etymology: Middle English as, alse, alswa, adverb & conjunction, from Old English alswā, ealswā, ælswā just …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FLIES — present third singular of fly plural of fly
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FLIES — (pl. ) of Fly
Английский словарь Webster
CROW — crow 1 /kroh/ , n. 1. any of several large oscine birds of the genus Corvus, of the family Corvidae, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AS — as 1 /az/ ; unstressed /euhz/ , adv. 1. to the same degree, amount, or extent; similarly; equally: I don't …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FLIES — n. (Theatre) empty area over the stage (out of the audience's sight) where the scenery is kept
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CROW — I. ˈkrō noun Etymology: Middle English crowe, from Old English crāwe; akin to Old High German krāwa crow, Old English …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FLIES — pl of fly.
Webster English vocab
CROW — vi the cry of the cock. ·see crow, ·vi, 1. 2. crow ·vi to utter a sound expressive of joy …
Webster English vocab
CROW — [crow] n [ME crowe, fr. OE crawe; akin to OHG krawa crow, OE crawan to crow] (bef. 12c) 1: any …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CROW — any of several black birds belonging to the family Corvidae (order Passeriformes) that are smaller and less heavily billed than …
Britannica English vocabulary
CROW — North American Plains Indian people of Siouan linguistic stock, historically affiliated with the Hidatsa (q.v.) of the upper Missouri River; …
Britannica English vocabulary
FLIES — flies BrE AmE flaɪz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FLIES — / flaɪz; NAmE / noun [ pl. ] 1. pl. of fly 2. ( BrE ) = fly noun (3) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CROW — / krəʊ; NAmE kroʊ/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. a large bird, completely or mostly black, with a rough …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AS — / əz; NAmE ; strong form æz/ preposition , adverb , conjunction ■ preposition 1. used to describe sb/sth appearing …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLIES — flies /flaɪz/ BrE AmE a ↑ fly 3 (2)
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CROW — I. crow 1 /krəʊ $ kroʊ/ BrE AmE noun [ Sense 1,3: Language: Old English ; Origin: crawe ] [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CROW — I. Crow BrE AmE noun 1 . the Crow [P] a Native American tribe that now lives in southern Montana …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AS — I. as 1 S1 W1 /əz; strong æz/ BrE AmE preposition , adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: eallswa …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CROW — n. 1 any large black bird of the genus Corvus, having a powerful black beak. 2 any similar bird of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AS — adv., conj., & pron. --adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or implied) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CROW — n. 1 any large black bird of the genus Corvus, having a powerful black beak. 2 any similar bird of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AS — adv., conj., & pron. adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or implied) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CROW — 1. n.1 any large black bird of the genus Corvus, having a powerful black beak. 2 any similar bird of …
Oxford English vocab
AS — 1. adv., conj., & pron. --adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or …
Oxford English vocab
AS — I. CONJUNCTION AND PREPOSITION USES /əz, STRONG æz/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CROW — ( crows, crowing, crowed) 1. A crow is a large black bird which makes a loud, harsh noise. N-COUNT 2. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLIES — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a ball flies/sails ▪ The ball flew over the goalkeeper’s head and into the net. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CROW — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird's/eagle's/crow's etc nest ▪ an abandoned bird's nest cock crowed ▪ A cock …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AS — I. preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a critic hails sth/sb as sth (= describes someone or something as very good …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FLIES — (THEATRE) [plural] [noun] - the space above the stage in a theatre, used for lights and for storing and moving …
Cambridge English vocab
CROW — (BIRD) [noun] [C] - a large black bird with a loud unpleasant cryAs we walked along the path, crows cawed …
Cambridge English vocab
CROW — n. North American Plains Indian people of southern Montana, U.S. The Crow, whose language belongs to the Siouan language stock, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FLIES — • ↑ as the crow flies • ↑ be dying/dropping like flies • ↑ time flies
Longman Activator English vocab
FLIES — ( BE ) see fly III
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
FLIES — files
Anagrams English vocabulary
FLIES — pl (театроведение) (жаргон) софит
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