To go as the crow flies is to take the most direct route somewhere. Going as the crow flies is the shortest path between two points. This expression has to do with traveling—in a very specific way. If you travel as the crow flies, you've gone somewhere as quickly and directly as possible.

What does the phrase as a crow flies mean?

as the crow flies. 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. [

What is another way to say as the crow flies?

In this page you can discover 8 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for as-the-crow-flies, like: beeline, direct route, most direct route, shortest route, straight, straight-as-an-arrow, straight-line and straightly.