2006-10-06 06:49:44 · 8 answers · asked by dublover 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
i once bought a car on auto trader in kent 32miles away. im in essex it was actually 98 miles
2006-10-06 07:20:09 · update #1
You could walk
2006-10-06 06:57:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is just to give you a time/distance reference. If I say it is only a mile away, "as the crow flies" you know that it won't take long to get there by car and that it is a short distance.
2006-10-06 06:58:52 · answer #2 · answered by Billy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Crows supposedly fly in straight lines from one point to another. It is not always possible to do so by car. "as the crow flies" refers to the length of a straight line between two points.
2006-10-06 07:02:34 · answer #3 · answered by forrestblue4 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they say that because a crow flies straight from point A to point B
2006-10-06 07:02:06 · answer #4 · answered by conall b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are sayin if you were to take a map and go from point A to point B in a staight line.
Meaning no curves and turns which is of coarse longer.
2006-10-06 06:52:36 · answer #5 · answered by whtsthislif4 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think it goes back to the time before transport it was quicker to walk the way the crows fly
2006-10-06 07:00:11 · answer #6 · answered by karen a 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its like shoot the crow, And up the legs of her drawers and does ur grannie ride a bike with her feet on the handlebars
2006-10-06 07:14:16 · answer #7 · answered by fivelighters 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the term pre-dates cars.
Crows were observed to usually fly in straight lines.
2006-10-06 06:57:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋