Beeline vs Berline - What's the difference?
beeline | berline |
A very direct or quick path or trip.
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(mining, chiefly, historical) A dynamite fuse made with a small quantity of dynamite powder along its length, so that the spark travels quickly and at a specific known rate.
To travel in a straight course, ignoring established paths of travel.
As nouns the difference between beeline and berline
is that beeline is a very direct or quick path or trip while berline is (automotive) (quebec english) a sedan-type car.As a verb beeline
is to travel in a straight course, ignoring established paths of travel.beeline
English
Alternative forms
* bee-lineNoun
(en noun)- The children made a beeline to the swimming pool.
- Discussing these and kindred topics they made a beeline across the back of the Customhouse and passed under the Loop Line bridge where a brazier of coke burning in front of a sentrybox or something like one attracted their rather lagging footsteps.
