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/air"luyn'/, adj.straight; direct; traveling a direct route: Some railroads advertise air-line routes between stations.[1805-15, Amer.]
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Air line — Air Air ([^a]r), n. [OE. air, eir, F. air, L. a[ e]r, fr. Gr. ah r, air, mist, for a[digamma]hr, fr. root a[digamma] to blow, breathe, probably akin to E. wind. In sense 10 the French has taking a meaning fr. It. aria atmosphere, air, fr. the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Air-line — Air Air ([^a]r), n. [OE. air, eir, F. air, L. a[ e]r, fr. Gr. ah r, air, mist, for a[digamma]hr, fr. root a[digamma] to blow, breathe, probably akin to E. wind. In sense 10 the French has taking a meaning fr. It. aria atmosphere, air, fr. the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Air line — A path through the air made easy for a[ e]rial navigation by steady winds. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
air-line — /air luyn /, adj. straight; direct; traveling a direct route: Some railroads advertise air line routes between stations. [1805 15, Amer.] … Useful english dictionary
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