in straight line
Example Sentences
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At that time there was placed in it the largest number of Monroe possessions in existence, handed down for five generations in straight line to his descendants, who made the shrine possible.
From Legends of the Skyline Drive and the Great Valley of Virginia by Northington, Etta Belle Walker
Length in straight line from nose to root of tail, 6 ft.
From American Big Game in Its Haunts by Various
When that glow became dazzling for Terran eyes the miniature sun swung out, not in orbit but in straight line of flight, heading to their right.
From Storm Over Warlock by Norton, Andre
The distance from Troy to Lake George is in straight line about fifty miles.
From A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical by Lucas, Charles Prestwood
Meanwhile the Oki-Saigo, having reached the farthest outlying point of the coast upon her route began to race in straight line across the Japanese Sea.
From Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series by Hearn, Lafcadio
