straight line
Noun
Meaning
straight line (plural straight lines)
(geometry) A line with no curvature; a line with constant direction. The path of shortest length between two points.
Synonym: line
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straight-line
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A modern democracy is a tyranny whose borders are undefined; one discovers how far one can go only by traveling in a straight line until one is stopped.
The straight line belongs to Man. The curved line belongs to God.
Clouds are not spheres, mountains are not cones, coastlines are not circles, and bark is not smooth, nor does lightning travel in a straight line.
The straight line is godless and immoral.
I like science and I love gym. Oh, and I like art, but I'm really bad at it. I'm just a terrible drawer. I can't draw a circle. Even with a ruler, I can't draw a straight line.
The shortest distance between two points is a straight line.