in straight line
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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
Then, laying one stick across the bucket as a base, I raised the other till the two sight notches on its upper edge were in straight line for the Pole-star.
From Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 by Boy Scouts of America
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
Usually the stream mouths by an ugly little bar at some distance from the roadstead; after heavy rains it bursts the sand-strip and discharges in straight line.
From To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
Length in straight line from nose to root of tail, 6 ft.
From American Big Game in Its Haunts by Various
