as the crow flies

phrase

: in a straight line

Examples of as the crow flies in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Nattai National Park is only around 50 miles from Sydney as the crow flies, but is known for its rugged terrain and giant sandstone cliffs. — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

Dubrovnik is only around 37 miles away as the crow flies, but thankfully there is not a scrap of Game of Thrones merchandise in sight, although the cruise ship looming over the port announces that mass tourism has not passed Kotor by. — Jonathan Wiggin, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1773, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for as the crow flies

• actualize
• antagonize
• apologise
• apologize
• capitalize
• categorize
• characterize
• commercialize
• conceptualize
• contrariwise
• criminalize
• decentralize