German-English translations for luftlinie

as the crow fliesIn the Black Forest - 100 km away as the crow flies - the Danube begins and then flows down to the delta and into the Black Sea. Hier - 100 km Luftlinie entfernt - im Schwarzwald entspringt die Donau und fließt dann im Delta in das Schwarze Meer. It is 15 kilometers as the crow flies
beeline
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to make / strike a beeline for / to somethingThe children made a beeline to the swimming pool