Definitions For Beelined
noun
- To go quickly in a direct course
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The word Beelined is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends
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- He beelined out the door.
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2023
bee•line
(bē′līn′),USA pronunciation n.
- a direct route traveled quickly (usually in the phrase make a beeline for):The minute he came home he made a beeline for the refrigerator.
- bee1 + line1 1820–30, American.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
beeline /ˈbiːˌlaɪn/ n
- the most direct route between two places (esp in the phrase make a beeline for)
Bees are purported to have a powerful sense of direction that enables one to return via a straight line to its hive from any location. We can’t vouch for the science here, but the idea underlies the word beeline, which means a direct, straight course.1 The word also works as a verb (inflected beelined and beelining) meaning to move swiftly in a direct, straight course.2 It has been in English at least since the early 19th century; the oldest example cited in the OED is from 1830.
Many dictionaries list the word with a hyphen—bee-line—and it sometimes appears as two distinct words. But English’s compounding impulse has done its work. This ngram indicates that the one-word, unhyphenated beeline overcame the alternatives over half a century ago.
Examples
My gang makes a beeline for the closest roller coaster, the Dragon. [Washington Post]
I’ll spot a menu guy as I’m darting down the street, late for an important meeting, and beeline over for one of my own. [Try This, Danyelle Freeman]
In recent days, as Gingrich beelined to the top of polling, examination of his past intensified. [Des Moines Register]
[H]e took a shortcut through the sandbox, sending sand and shovels flying as he made a beeline for the coveted Big Wheel tricycle. [The Male Brain, Louann Brizendine]
On the upside, investors made a beeline for stocks with defensive qualities or where earnings are relatively less prone to the economic cycle. [Independent]
References
1. http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/16941 ^
2. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/beeline ^
Other resources
“Make a bee-line for” at The Phrase Finder
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bee·line
(bē′līn′)
n.
A direct, straight course.
intr.v. bee·lined, bee·lin·ing, bee·lines
To move swiftly in a direct, straight course.
[From the belief that a bee returns to its hive in a straight course.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
beeline
(ˈbiːˌlaɪn)
n
the most direct route between two places (esp in the phrase make a beeline for)
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
bee•line
(ˈbiˌlaɪn)
n.
a direct course or route.
[1820–30, Amer.]
Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
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| Noun | 1. |  beeline — the most direct route; «he made a beeline for the bathroom» |
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Translations
beeline
[ˈbiːlaɪn] N to make a beeline for sth/sb → ir directo or derecho a algo/algn
Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
beeline
[ˈbiːˌlaɪn] n to make a beeline for sb/sth (fam) → andare diretto/a verso qn/qc
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995