as the crow flies

US /æz ðə kroʊ flaɪz/
UK /æz ðə kroʊ flaɪz/
"as the crow flies" picture
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kuş uçuşu, düz hat üzerinde

in a straight line; by the shortest route

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It's about ten miles from here to the city center as the crow flies, but much longer by road.
Buradan şehir merkezine kuş uçuşu yaklaşık on mil, ancak karayoluyla çok daha uzun.
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The two villages are only a mile apart as the crow flies.
İki köy kuş uçuşu sadece bir mil uzaklıkta.
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crowtime fliescarrion crowcrow's feetdrop like fliesevery cock crows on his own dunghillas the old cock crows, so does the young