2006-11-09 08:33:38 · 20 answers · asked by Vanessa 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Do crows fly in a dead straight line then?
2006-11-09 09:00:44 · update #1
"As the crow flies" is a colloquial term used to describe the most direct route between two points on the Earth.
The term has nautical origins. When lost or unsure of their position in coastal waters, ships would release a caged crow. The crow would fly straight towards the nearest land thus giving the vessel some sort of a navigational fix. The tallest lookout platform on a ship came to be know as the "crow's nest" for that reason.
2006-11-09 08:35:51 · answer #1 · answered by nbasuperdupe 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
From point A to point B in a straight line. Just as a crow would fly.
2006-11-09 08:36:45 · answer #2 · answered by David H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In a straight line, by the shortest route, as in It's only a mile as the crow flies, but about three miles by this mountain road. This idiom is based on the fact that crows, very intelligent birds, fly straight to the nearest food supply. [Late 1700s]
2006-11-09 08:36:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't know about crows, but bees fly in a straight line!
There are so many bees that a bee will fly in a straight line from the comb to their flower, (then go onto the nearby flowers I guess).
2006-11-09 22:31:29 · answer #4 · answered by lilith 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Direct route from A to B in a straight line
2006-11-09 08:54:05 · answer #5 · answered by sweetloopy63 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many times Sheryl Crow
2016-05-22 01:09:38 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the crow can fly above obstacles that would make us change our route on the ground. So, it is a true distance between one point and another without having to avoid obstacles.
2006-11-09 08:43:31 · answer #7 · answered by jimjones3 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This means a straight line connecting two points. This is as opposed to using streets which might go in a non-straight fashion.
2006-11-09 08:36:53 · answer #8 · answered by ignoramus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The straight line distance between two points.
2006-11-09 08:34:58 · answer #9 · answered by hallam_blue 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Straight line distance from point A to point B.
2006-11-09 08:36:04 · answer #10 · answered by Mr Sarcastic 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋