as the gull flies

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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK

(UK, Ireland, idiomatic) In a straight line distance between two locations, as opposed to the road distance or over land distance.

It is 240 miles as the gull flies.

Origin: From the fact that whilst gulls fly to their source of food, their flight bypasses obstacles like rivers and terrain. Compare beeline. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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